CVE-2020-3389

lowpriority · track · 18OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.002 · 11 %ileEURUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.21% (11th) EPSS

CVSS 2.1 · low

Is it mine?

4 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cisco_csaf

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A vulnerability in the installation component of Cisco Hyperflex HX-Series Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to retrieve the password that was configured at installation on an affected device. The vulnerability exists because sensitive information is stored as clear text. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to an affected device and navigating to the directory that contains sensitive information. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain sensitive information in clear text from the affected device.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedCisco HyperFlex HX Data Platformcisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

4.4

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.1–4.4

v2.02.1lowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 2.9

v3.14.4mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 0.8 · impact 3.6

v3.04.4mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.04.4mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · psirt@cisco.com USexploitability 0.8 · impact 3.6

v3.04.4mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · Cisco PSIRT US

v3.14.4mediumAV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.14.1mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Trackcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-311USprimaryCWE-310USCWE-310USCWE-311US

affected products (4)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Cisco Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platformall versionscisco_csafUS
Cisco Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
Cisco Systems Inc. Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series≤ 4.0(2a)fstec_bduRU
cisco hyperflex hx-series software= 4.0(2a)nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:hyperflex_hx-series_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

cisco-sa-HYP-WSV-yT3j5hSBCisco Hyperflex HX-Series Software Weak Storage Vulnerability2020-08-19csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the installation component of Cisco Hyperflex HX-Series Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to retrieve the password that was configured at installation on an affected device. The vulnerability exists because sensitive information is stored as clear text. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to an affected device and navigating to the directory that contains sensitive information. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain sensitive information in clear text from the affected device. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-HYP-WSV-yT3j5hSB ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-HYP-WSV-yT3j5hSB"]

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cisco_csaf nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2020-08-26modified 2026-06-17

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references (7)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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