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CVE-2022-29084

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  • Published2022-06-02
  • Fixed in5.2.0.0.5.173
  • WeaknessCWE-307

Am I affected?

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Description

Dell Unity, Dell UnityVSA, and Dell Unity XT versions before 5.2.0.0.5.173 do not restrict excessive authentication attempts in Unisphere GUI. A remote unauthenticated attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability to brute-force passwords and gain access to the system as the victim. Account takeover is possible if weak passwords are used by users.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-06-0221:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-29084?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-29084?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD
Dell unity operating environment
BranchAffectedFixed in
5.2< 5.2.0.0.5.1735.2.0.0.5.173
Dell unity xt operating environment
BranchAffectedFixed in
5.2< 5.2.0.0.5.1735.2.0.0.5.173
Dell unityvsa operating environment
BranchAffectedFixed in
5.2< 5.2.0.0.5.1735.2.0.0.5.173

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Dell unity operating environment to 5.2.0.0.5.173

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CNACVSS 3.18.1read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.19.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.010read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-307read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-307read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score2.0 %2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2022-06-02
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-29084?

Dell Unity, Dell UnityVSA, and Dell Unity XT versions before 5.2.0.0.5.173 do not restrict excessive authentication attempts in Unisphere GUI. A remote unauthenticated attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability to brute-force passwords and gain access to the system as the victim. Account takeover is possible if weak passwords are used by users.

Is CVE-2022-29084 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-29084 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.0% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-29084?

CVE-2022-29084 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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