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Fencer Vulns
critical 10.0

CVE-2020-29491 json

Dell Wyse ThinOS 8.6 and prior versions contain an insecure default configuration vulnerability.

published 2021-01-04 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-21859

cvss
10.0
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.8%
EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 78%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Dell Wyse ThinOS 8.6 and prior versions contain an insecure default configuration vulnerability. A remote unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to gain access to the sensitive information on the local network, leading to the potential compromise of impacted thin clients.

Patch / fix

  • Dell Wyse Proprietary OS (ThinOS) 8.6

Exploit prediction

1.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 10.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 8.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • Dell Wyse Proprietary OS (ThinOS)

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.