CVE-2020-29490

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: January 5, 2021 at 09:40 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:11 AM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendorEMC Unity Operating EnvironmentEMC Unityvsa Operating EnvironmentEMC Unity Xt Operating Environment

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 5.0.4.0.5.012
Affected range stops below 5.0.4.0.5.012, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 5.0.4.0.5.012
Affected range stops below 5.0.4.0.5.012, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 5.0.4.0.5.012
Affected range stops below 5.0.4.0.5.012, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 5.0.4.0.5.012
Affected range stops below 5.0.4.0.5.012, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (1)

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-400

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