Dell EMC PowerConnect 8024, 7000, M6348, M6220, M8024 and M8024-K running firmware versions prior to 5.1.15.2 contain a plain-text password storage vulnerability
Published Aug 20, 2019
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.65%
Description
Dell EMC PowerConnect 8024, 7000, M6348, M6220, M8024 and M8024-K running firmware versions prior to 5.1.15.2 contain a plain-text password storage vulnerability. TACACS\Radius credentials are stored in plain text in the system settings menu. An authenticated malicious user with access to the system settings menu may obtain the exposed password to use it in further attacks.
Affected products
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<5.1.15.2
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<5.1.15.2
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<5.1.15.2
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<5.1.15.2
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<5.1.15.2
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<5.1.15.2
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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 EMC | PowerConnect M8024-K | n/a |
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| Dell EMC | PowerConnect 7000 | n/a |
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| Dell EMC | PowerConnect 8024 | n/a |
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| Dell EMC | PowerConnect M6220 | n/a |
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| Dell EMC | PowerConnect M6348 | n/a |
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| Dell EMC | PowerConnect M8024 | n/a |
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Configuration 1
- < 5.1.15.2
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 2
- < 5.1.15.2
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 3
- < 5.1.15.2
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 4
- < 5.1.15.2
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 5
- < 5.1.15.2
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 6
- < 5.1.15.2
Running on/with
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.65% (0.00649) | 49.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.65% (0.00649) | 49.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00065) | 28.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00065) | 28.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00065) | 26.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.03% (0.09029) | 86.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.84% (0.01840) | 47.83th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.84% (0.01840) | 47.32th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 26.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (1)
- https://www.dell.com/support/article/sln318359/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
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| https://www.dell.com/support/article/sln318359/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.