CVE-2018-15781 | BDVDB-2026-112765 Detail

DellWyse Password Encoder

Description#

The Dell Wyse Password Encoder in ThinLinux2 versions prior to 2.1.0.01 contain a Hard-coded Cryptographic Key vulnerability. An unauthenticated remote attacker could reverse engineer the cryptographic system used in the Dell Wyse Password Encoder to discover the hard coded private key and decrypt locally stored cipher text.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.0: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: adjacent.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://www.dell.com/support/article/SLN316104

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12019-02-13Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-09-16Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2019-02-13
Last modified: 2024-09-16

Vendor information

Vendor: Dell
Product: Wyse Password Encoder

All Dell vulnerabilities

Score

7.9 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 57.7.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
>= ThinLinux2 and < 2.1.0.01
Fixed
2.1.0.01

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

Not available

CVSS v3.0

7.9 High

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Adjacent
Attack Complexity	High
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	Required
Scope	Changed
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).