Vulnerability record · CVE-2019-3741 · published 18 July 2019
CVE-2019-3741: Dell emc unity operating environment vulnerability
Dell · Emc Unity Operating Environment
Dell EMC Unity and UnityVSA versions prior to 5.0.0.0.5.116 contain a plain-text password storage vulnerability. A Unisphere user’s (including the admin privilege user) password is stored in a plain text in Unity Data Collection bundle (logs files for troubleshooting). A local authenticated attacker with access to the Data Collection bundle may use the exposed password to gain access with the privileges of the compromised user.
Description
Dell EMC Unity and UnityVSA versions prior to 5.0.0.0.5.116 contain a plain-text password storage vulnerability. A Unisphere user’s (including the admin privilege user) password is stored in a plain text in Unity Data Collection bundle (logs files for troubleshooting). A local authenticated attacker with access to the Data Collection bundle may use the exposed password to gain access with the privileges of the compromised user.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://productsecurity-ux.ausmp1z1.pcf.dell.com/support/security/us/en/04/details/535028/DSA-2019-086-Dell-EMC-Unity-Fa | Broken LinkVendor Advisory |
| https://productsecurity-ux.ausmp1z1.pcf.dell.com/support/security/us/en/04/details/535028/DSA-2019-086-Dell-EMC-Unity-Fa | Broken LinkVendor Advisory |
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Related vulnerabilities
Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2019-3741), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.
