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CVE-2019-3753

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-08-20 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-312

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

• Dell Emc Powerconnect 7000 Firmware: before 5.1.15.2 — fixed in 5.1.15.2
• Dell Emc Powerconnect 8024 Firmware: before 5.1.15.2 — fixed in 5.1.15.2
• Dell Emc Powerconnect M6220 Firmware: before 5.1.15.2 — fixed in 5.1.15.2
• Dell Emc Powerconnect M6348 Firmware: before 5.1.15.2 — fixed in 5.1.15.2
• Dell Emc Powerconnect M8024-K Firmware: before 5.1.15.2 — fixed in 5.1.15.2
• Dell Emc Powerconnect M8024 Firmware: before 5.1.15.2 — fixed in 5.1.15.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Dell Emc Powerconnect 7000 Firmware 5.1.15.2; Dell Emc Powerconnect 8024 Firmware 5.1.15.2; Dell Emc Powerconnect M6220 Firmware 5.1.15.2; Dell Emc Powerconnect M6348 Firmware 5.1.15.2; Dell Emc Powerconnect M8024-K Firmware 5.1.15.2; Dell Emc Powerconnect M8024 Firmware 5.1.15.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.dell.com/support/article/sln318359/
• https://www.dell.com/support/article/sln318359/

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