Dell PowerScale OneFS, versions 8.2.x-9.4.x, contain a weak encoding for a NDMP password.

published 2023-02-01 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-48020

cvss: 7.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 8%
public exploits: 0; none known

Dell PowerScale OneFS, versions 8.2.x-9.4.x, contain a weak encoding for a NDMP password. A malicious and privileged local attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to a full system compromise

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

dell emc_powerscale_onefs 9.1.0.24, 9.2.1.18, 9.3.0.7, 9.4.0.9

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 19 mo ago (2025-03-26)

Exploit prediction

0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Dell PowerScale OneFS

Classification

Weakness

CWE-261 Weak Encoding for Password
CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions

References

dell.com /support/kbdoc/en-us/000206357/dell-emc-powerscale-onefs-security-updates-for-multiple-security-vulnerabilitie
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-45099
NVD CVE-2022-45099

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Summary