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CVE-2018-15766 Details

Description

On install, Dell Encryption versions prior 10.0.1 and Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise versions prior 2.0.1 will overwrite and manually set the "Minimum Password Length" group policy object to a value of 1 on that device. This allows for users to bypass any existing policy for password length and potentially create insecure password on their device. This value is defined during the installation of the "Encryption Management Agent" or "EMAgent" application. There are no other known values modified.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/04/sln313561/dell-encryption-and-dell-endpoint-security-suite-enterprise-security-policy-overwrite-vulnerability?lang=en	CVE	MitigationVendor Advisory
https://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/04/sln313561/dell-encryption-and-dell-endpoint-security-suite-enterprise-security-policy-overwrite-vulnerability?lang=en	[email protected]	MitigationVendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-521	Weak Password Requirements	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
dell encryption	< 10.0.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:dell:encryption:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
dell endpoint security suite enterprise	< 2.0.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:dell:endpoint_security_suite_enterprise:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 24, 2020	CWE Remap	[email protected]
Jan 17, 2019	Initial Analysis	[email protected]