# CVE-2020-5374: Hardcoded credentials in OMIMSSC (OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center)

> A remote unauthenticated attacker can exploit a hard-coded cryptographic key to access appliance data for remotely managed devices.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Jul 2020
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6929-p5cx-qmg5

## What is CVE-2020-5374?

CVE-2020-5374 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell OMIMSSC (OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center), published on 14 Jul 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Dell EMC OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center (OMIMSSC) for SCCM and SCVMM versions prior to 7.2.1 contain a hard-coded cryptographic key vulnerability. A remote unauthenticated attacker may exploit this vulnerability to gain access to the appliance data for remotely managed devices.

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials), CWE-256 (Plaintext Storage of a Password)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5374?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Dell Emc Omimssc for Sccm, Dell Emc Omimssc for Scvmm.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-5374?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5374 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-5374 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5374 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell OMIMSSC (OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center)

- [CVE-2020-5373](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5373/): Auth bypass in OMIMSSC (OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center) (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-5374 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-5374 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell OMIMSSC (OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center), published on 14 Jul 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5374 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell OMIMSSC (OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center). 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-2020-5374/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5374/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-5374
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5374
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-5374

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5374/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.