CVE-2018-15781 json
DSA-2019-022: Dell Wyse Password Encoder Hard-coded Cryptographic Key Vulnerability
published 2019-02-13 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-7644
- cvss
- 7.9
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 57%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
0.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 7.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.9 | AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Dell Wyse Password Encoder
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials
References
-
dell.com
/support/article/SLN316104
patch, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-15781
- NVD CVE-2018-15781
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