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TI-2018-11256 Aliases CVE-2018-15781GHSA-r477-c5ch-w7wr

DSA-2019-022: Dell Wyse Password Encoder Hard-coded Cryptographic Key Vulnerability

Priority LOW 36CWE-798Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.

Summary

The Dell Wyse Password Encoder in ThinLinux2 versions prior to 2.1.0.01 contain a Hard-coded Cryptographic Key vulnerability. An unauthenticated remote attacker could reverse engineer the cryptographic system used in the Dell Wyse Password Encoder to discover the hard coded private key and decrypt locally stored cipher text.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00826 57th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Wyse Password Encoder (Dell): 2.1.0.01

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
DellWyse Password EncoderThinLinux2 to before 2.1.0.012.1.0.01Patch availableCNA
  • Wyse Password Encoder VendorDell Affected ThinLinux2 to before 2.1.0.01 Fixed in 2.1.0.01 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:dell:wyse_thinlinux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0 to before 2.1.0.01VulnerableDell
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:wyse_thinlinux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 to before 2.1.0.01 Vulnerable ·Dell

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Wyse Password Encoder (Dell) Fixed in 2.1.0.01

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-15781
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r477-c5ch-w7wr

References

Patch 1

Sources

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