CVE-2020-29489: Dell Emc Unity Operating Environment

Medium severity, CVSS 6.7. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Dell EMC Unity, Unity XT, and UnityVSA versions prior to 5.0.4.0.5.012 contains a plain-text password storage vulnerability. A user credentials (including the Unisphere admin privilege user) password is stored in a plain text in a system file. A local authenticated attacker with access to the system files may use the exposed password to gain access with the privileges of the compromised user.

Affected products

• Dell Emc Unity Operating Environment: before 5.0.4.0.5.012 (fixed in 5.0.4.0.5.012)
• Dell Emc Unity VSA Operating Environment: before 5.0.4.0.5.012 (fixed in 5.0.4.0.5.012)
• Dell Emc Unity Xt Operating Environment: before 5.0.4.0.5.012 (fixed in 5.0.4.0.5.012)

Published 2021-01-05. Last modified 2026-06-17.