Dell Encryption and Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise Security Policy Overwrite Vulnerability
Published Oct 11, 2018
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.55%
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.
Affected products
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.1
- Version
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<2.0.1
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
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| Dell | Encryption | n/a |
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| Dell | Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise | n/a |
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- < 10.0.1
- < 2.0.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Vendor solution
For affected devices, the minimum password length policy should be changed manually to what is desired for the current environment.
If Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise or Dell Encryption Enterprise’s Encryption Management Agent is installed on a Domain Controller or a device that is not joined to a domain, the default minimum password length will need to be changed on the local device. If Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise or Dell Encryption Enterprise’s Encryption Management Agent is installed on a device that is joined to a domain, the default minimum password length will need to be changed within the enterprise’s Group Policy Management console. Default values for this property is ‘7’ in most configurations.
This Microsoft KB article outlines how to modify this setting: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd277399.aspx External Link
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.55% (0.00554) | 44.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.55% (0.00554) | 45.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00078) | 34.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 22, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00078) | 34.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00078) | 32.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 10.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (1)
- https://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/04/sln313561/dell-encryption-and-dell-endpoint-security-suite-enterprise-security-policy-overwrite-vulnerability?lang=en x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/04/sln313561/dell-encryption-and-dell-endpoint-security-suite-enterprise-security-policy-overwrite-vulnerability?lang=en | x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationVendor Advisory |
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