CVE-2022-22557

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 2, 2022 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:28 AM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendorPowerstoreosPowerstore TPowerstore X

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

PowerStore contains Plain-Text Password Storage Vulnerability in PowerStore X & T environments running versions 2.0.0.x and 2.0.1.x A locally authenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the disclosure of certain user credentials. The attacker may be able to use the exposed credentials to access the vulnerable application with privileges of the compromised account.

Affected

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

2.0.0.0 ≤ v < 2.1.0.02.0.0.0 ≤ v < 2.1.1.0
Affected range stops below 2.1.0.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.1.1.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
dell-powerstore-t (same device) · dell-powerstore-x (same device)
v < PowerStore SW v2.1.0.0-1553419
Affected range stops below PowerStore SW v2.1.0.0-1553419, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
All versions
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

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

References (1)

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-256CWE-522

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