CVE-2022-26856
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedDell EMC Repository Manager version 3.4.0 contains a plain-text password storage vulnerability. A local attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the disclosure of certain user credentials. The attacker may be able to use the exposed credentials to access the vulnerable application's database with privileges of the compromised account.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceDell EMC Repository Manager version 3.4.0 stores user credentials in plain text within configuration files or database storage. A local attacker with file system access can read these unprotected passwords and use them to authenticate to the application's database with the privileges of the compromised accounts.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 3.4.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Dell EMC Repository Manager installationLocate the installation directory for Dell EMC Repository Manager on the system. Common paths include C:\Program Files\Dell EMC\Repository Manager or /opt/dell/erm/Affected if The product is not installed on the system
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Verify the installed versionCheck the version of Dell EMC Repository Manager by examining version info in the application, typically found in an about dialog, version.txt file, or installer metadata within the installation directoryAffected if The version is exactly 3.4.0
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Locate configuration filesSearch the installation directory for configuration files such as config.xml, application.properties, database.properties, or similar files that store application settingsAffected if Configuration files exist in the installation directory
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Inspect configuration files for plaintext passwordsOpen configuration files using a text editor or grep command and search for patterns matching password, pwd, or pass fields. Examine whether the values stored are in plain text rather than hashed or encryptedAffected if Plaintext password strings are found in configuration files
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Check database storage for unprotected credentialsIf the application uses an external database, examine the database tables that store user credentials. Look for password columns and determine if the values are stored in plaintextAffected if User credentials are stored in plaintext in the database
If Dell EMC Repository Manager version 3.4.0 is installed and plain text passwords are found in configuration files or database storage, the environment is affected by CVE-2022-26856.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataReplace plain-text password storage with salted password hashing or encrypted credential storage using strong cryptographic algorithms. Rotate all exposed credentials immediately and audit for similar credential storage issues in related Dell EMC products.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-26856 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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