CVE-2018-15773
Dell Encryption Enterprise \ Dell Data Protection Encryption Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Dell Encryption (formerly Dell Data Protection | Encryption) v10.1.0 and earlier contain an information disclosure vulnerability. A malicious user with physical access to the machine could potentially exploit this vulnerability to access the unencrypted RegBack folder that contains back-ups of sensitive system files.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Dell Encryption (formerly Dell Data Protection | Encryption) v10.1.0 and earlier contain an information disclosure vulnerability. A malicious user with physical access to the machine could potentially exploit this vulnerability to access the unencrypted RegBack folder that contains back-ups of sensitive system files.
- Record
CVE-2018-15773- CVSS 3.0
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Dell Encryption Enterprise \ Dell Data Protection Encryption Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Dell Encryption (formerly Dell Data Protection | Encryption) v10.1.0 and earlier contain an information disclosure vulnerability. A malicious user with physical access to the machine could potentially exploit this vulnerability to access the unencrypted RegBack folder that contains back-ups of sensitive system files.
- Record
CVE-2018-15773- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-7636 No score
Dell Encryption (formerly Dell Data Protection | Encryption) v10.1.0 and earlier contain an information disclosure vulnerability. A malicious user with physical access to the machine could potentially exploit this vulnerability to access the unencrypted RegBack folder that contains back-ups of sensitive system files.
- Record
EUVD-2018-7636- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2g4x-xxrm-h5mw
Dell Encryption (formerly Dell Data Protection | Encryption) v10.1.0 and earlier contain an...
Dell Encryption (formerly Dell Data Protection | Encryption) v10.1.0 and earlier contain an information disclosure vulnerability. A malicious user with physical access to the machine could potentially exploit this vulnerability to access the unencrypted RegBack folder that contains back-ups of sensitive system files.
- Record
GHSA-2g4x-xxrm-h5mw- CVSS 3.0
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-15773 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Dell Encryption (formerly Dell Data Protection | Encryption), published December 5, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.21%, the 11th percentile. No source names a fixed version.