Dell Command | Configure (DCC) Plaintext Storage of Password
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-256.
Summary
Dell Command | Configure (DCC) versions before 5.2.3.35 store passwords in plaintext (CWE-256). A low-privileged attacker with local access could exploit this to disclose information. The CNA, Dell, rated it MEDIUM with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N). CISA has not added it to KEV, and no public exploit link is listed in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Dell Command | Configure (DCC), versions prior to 5.2.3.35, contain a Plaintext Storage of Password vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information Disclosure.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Update Dell Command | Configure (DCC) to version 5.2.3.35 or later.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA Command | Configure (DCC) (Dell) Fixed in 5.2.3.35
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Dell Command | Configure (DCC) — dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000502471/dsa-2026-378-securit…
3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-68545 Mixed encoding flaw in Dell Command Configure allows privilege elevationPriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2026-68592 Hard-coded cryptographic key in Dell Command | ConfigurePriority LOW 27
Timeline
- 2026-10-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-70414
- 2026-10-07 Alias added: GHSA-rrmg-f4q7-ffqh
- 2026-10-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-07 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
More Dell Command|configure vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-68545 Mixed encoding flaw in Dell Command Configure allows privilege elevation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-23810 Improper access control in Dell Command Configure CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-23086 Improper access control in Dell Command Configure CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-15353 Improper access control in Dell Command Configure CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-13444 Uncontrolled search path in Dell Command Configure CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-68592 Hard-coded cryptographic key in Dell Command | Configure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.2
Sources
- CVE-2026-70414 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-70414 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rrmg-f4q7-ffqh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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