Hard-coded credentials in Dell Storage Manager 2016 Dell Storage Manager versions earlier…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.
Summary
The SMI-S service in Dell Storage Manager versions earlier than 16.3.20 (aka 2016 R3.20) is protected using a hard-coded password. A remote user with the knowledge of the password might potentially disable the SMI-S service via HTTP requests, affecting storage management and monitoring functionality via the SMI-S interface. This issue, aka DSM-30415, only affects a Windows installation of the Data Collector (not applicable to the virtual appliance).
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Dell Storage Manager 2016 Dell Storage Manager versions earlier than 16.3.20 | Dell Storage Manager 2016 Dell Storage Manager versions earlier than 16.3.20 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Dell Storage Manager 2016 Dell Storage Manager versions earlier than 16.3.20 Vendor— Affected Dell Storage Manager 2016 Dell Storage Manager versions earlier than 16.3.20 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-14374
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6457-f4qf-pj52
References
More Dell Storage Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-28548 Improper authentication in Dell Storage Manager CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-28547 Missing authentication in Dell Storage Manager CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2025-16368 Improper authentication in Dell Storage Center - Dell Storage Manager CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-16369 XML external entity injection in Dell Storage Center - Dell Storage Manager CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2025-16367 Command injection in Dell Storage Center - Dell Storage Manager CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
- TI-2017-10494 Path traversal in Dell Storage Manager CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2017-14374 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-14374 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6457-f4qf-pj52 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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