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TI-2020-17711 Aliases CVE-2020-29490GHSA-fj54-mvm9-92fv

Uncontrolled resource consumption in Dell Unity

Priority LOW 36CWE-400Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.

Summary

Dell EMC Unity, Unity XT, and UnityVSA versions prior to 5.0.4.0.5.012 contain a Denial of Service vulnerability on NAS Servers with NFS exports. A remote authenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability and cause Denial of Service (Storage Processor Panic) by sending specially crafted UDP requests.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.015 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Unity (Dell): 5.0.4.0.5.012

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
DellUnitybefore 5.0.4.0.5.0125.0.4.0.5.012Patch availableCNA
  • Unity VendorDell Affected before 5.0.4.0.5.012 Fixed in 5.0.4.0.5.012 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_unity_operating_environment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 5.0.4.0.5.012VulnerableDell
cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_unity_vsa_operating_environment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 5.0.4.0.5.012VulnerableDell
cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_unity_xt_operating_environment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 5.0.4.0.5.012VulnerableDell
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_unity_operating_environment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.0.4.0.5.012 Vulnerable ·Dell
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_unity_vsa_operating_environment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.0.4.0.5.012 Vulnerable ·Dell
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_unity_xt_operating_environment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.0.4.0.5.012 Vulnerable ·Dell

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Unity (Dell) Fixed in 5.0.4.0.5.012

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Dell Unity 5.0.4.0.5.012

    3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2020-17710 Incorrect default permissions in Dell UnityPriority LOW 29
    • TI-2020-16025 Sensitive information in log files in Dell UnityPriority LOW 29
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-29490
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fj54-mvm9-92fv

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2021-14655 OS command injection in Dell VNX2 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-01098 XML external entity injection in Dell EMC Unisphere for VMAX Virtual Appliance, Dell EMC… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-14660 Dell VNX2 OE for File versions 8.1.21.266 and earlier, contain an authentication bypass… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-14656 Path traversal in Dell VNX2 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2021-14662 OS command injection in Dell VNX Control Station CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2021-14661 OS command injection in Dell VNX Control Station CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
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Sources

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