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CVE-2018-15766

Dell Encryption and Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise Security Policy Overwrite Vulnerability

Published: Oct 11, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-521
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 54.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Workaround Only
Self-Check
Not available

Description

On install, Dell Encryption versions prior 10.0.1 and Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise versions prior 2.0.1 will overwrite and manually set the "Minimum Password Length" group policy object to a value of 1 on that device. This allows for users to bypass any existing policy for password length and potentially create insecure password on their device. This value is defined during the installation of the "Encryption Management Agent" or "EMAgent" application. There are no other known values modified.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-521

Affected Products

Dell
commercial·USaka dell technologies
EncryptionOn-premSecurity Product
Security Products / pki-crypto
Endpoint Security Suite EnterpriseSecurity Product
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
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Exploitability

Workaround Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Credential Access
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References

https://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/04/sln313561/dell-encryption-and-dell-endpoint-security-suite-enterprise-security-policy-overwrite-vulnerability?lang=en
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