CVE-2022-45099

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-02-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-261

Description

Dell PowerScale OneFS, versions 8.2.x-9.4.x, contain a weak encoding for a NDMP password. A malicious and privileged local attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to a full system compromise

Affected products

Dell Emc Powerscale Onefs: from 9.1.0.0 before 9.1.0.24; from 9.2.1.0 before 9.2.1.18; from 9.3.0.0 before 9.3.0.7; from 9.4.0.0 before 9.4.0.9 — fixed in 9.1.0.24, 9.2.1.18, 9.3.0.7, 9.4.0.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Dell Emc Powerscale Onefs 9.1.0.24, 9.2.1.18, 9.3.0.7, 9.4.0.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000206357/dell-emc-powerscale-onefs-security-updates-for-multiple-security-vulnerabilities
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000206357/dell-emc-powerscale-onefs-security-updates-for-multiple-security-vulnerabilities

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