CVE-2020-5369

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 2, 2020 at 08:55 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:21 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorEMC Powerscale OnefsEMC Isilon OnefsPowerScale OneFS

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

Dell EMC Isilon OneFS versions 8.2.2 and earlier and Dell EMC PowerScale OneFS version 9.0.0 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability. An authenticated malicious user may exploit this vulnerability by using SyncIQ to gain unauthorized access to system management files.

Affected

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

v < 8.1.2, 8.2.2, 9.0.08.2.2
Affected range stops below 8.1.2, 8.2.2, 9.0.0, 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:

CVSS

8.8HIGHdell
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-732

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