# CVE-2022-29084: Auth bypass in Unity

> Remote attackers can brute-force passwords in Dell Unity Unisphere GUI due to lack of rate limiting, potentially leading to account takeover.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/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:** 2 Jun 2022
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x6g3-9cv4-7822

## What is CVE-2022-29084?

CVE-2022-29084 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Dell Unity Operating Environment, published on 2 Jun 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell Unity, Dell UnityVSA, and Dell Unity XT versions before 5.2.0.0.5.173 do not restrict excessive authentication attempts in Unisphere GUI. A remote unauthenticated attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability to brute-force passwords and gain access to the system as the victim. Account takeover is possible if weak passwords are used by users.

Weakness: CWE-307 (Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-29084?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Dell Unity Operating Environment, Dell Unity Xt Operating Environment, Dell Unityvsa Operating Environment.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-29084?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-29084 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-29084 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29084 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell Unity Operating Environment

- [CVE-2025-22398](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-22398/): Command injection in Unity (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-24383](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-24383/): Command injection in Unity (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2025-24381](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-24381/): Open redirect in Unity (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-43082](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-43082/): Security feature bypass in Unity (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2026-21418](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-21418/): Command injection in Unity (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-29084 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-29084 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Dell Unity Operating Environment, published on 2 Jun 2022. 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-2022-29084 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell Unity Operating Environment. 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-2022-29084/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29084/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-29084
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29084
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-29084

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