CVE-2020-5351
mediumpriority · track · 30OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.011 · 65 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor versions 6.4, 6.5 and 18.1 contain an undocumented account with limited privileges that is protected with a hard-coded password. A remote unauthenticated malicious user with the knowledge of the hard-coded password may login to the system and gain read-only privileges.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
affected products (4)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- dell emc data protection advisor= 18.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_data_protection_advisor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- dell emc data protection advisor= 6.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_data_protection_advisor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- dell emc data protection advisor= 6.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_data_protection_advisor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
references (4)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5351cnnvd
- https://www.dell.com/support/security/en-us/details/542649/DSA-2020-080-Dell-EMC-Data-Protection-Advisor-Hard-Coded-Credential-Vulnerabilitycnnvd
- https://www.dell.com/support/security/en-us/details/542649/DSA-2020-080-Dell-EMC-Data-Protection-Advisor-Hard-Coded-Credential-Vulnerabilityenisa_euvd
- https://www.dell.com/support/security/en-us/details/542649/DSA-2020-080-Dell-EMC-Data-Protection-Advisor-Hard-Coded-Credential-VulnerabilityVendor Advisorynvd
Attackers weaponise vulnerabilities like this against internet-exposed services. See what is exposed on your perimeter with a free passive scan.
Free scan