# CVE-2020-5368: Auth bypass in VxRail

> Remote unauthenticated attackers can bypass authentication to obtain sensitive encrypted information in Dell EMC VxRail systems.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Jul 2020
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3g9v-g85v-2jg3

## What is CVE-2020-5368?

CVE-2020-5368 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Dell VxRail, published on 6 Jul 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell EMC VxRail versions 4.7.410 and 4.7.411 contain an improper authentication vulnerability. A remote unauthenticated attacker may exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information in an encrypted form.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5368?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Dell Vxrail D560 Firmware, Dell Vxrail D560f Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-5368?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5368 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-5368 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5368 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell VxRail

- [CVE-2025-21102](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21102/): Information disclosure in Dell VxRail HCI (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2025-21111](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21111/): Information disclosure in Dell VxRail HCI (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-32463](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32463/): Denial of service in Dell EMC VxRail Appliance (low 3.4)
- [CVE-2023-32464](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32464/): Security feature bypass in Dell EMC VxRail Appliance (low 2.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-5368 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-5368 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Dell VxRail, published on 6 Jul 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5368 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell VxRail. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5368/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5368/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-5368
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5368
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-5368

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5368/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.