# CVE-2022-31228: Auth bypass in XtremIO

> Remote attackers can brute-force credentials to gain unauthorized admin access to Dell EMC XtremIO storage systems.

- **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:** 12 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 15 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vm4w-8v23-v75w

## What is CVE-2022-31228?

CVE-2022-31228 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Dell XtremIO, published on 12 Oct 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell EMC XtremIO versions prior to X2 6.4.0-22 contain a bruteforce vulnerability. A remote unauthenticated attacker can potentially exploit this vulnerability and gain access to an admin account.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-31228?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Xtremio Management Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-31228?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-31228 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-31228 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-31228 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell XtremIO

- [CVE-2019-18578](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18578/): Cross-site scripting in XtremIO (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2021-21549](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21549/): Cross-site request forgery in XtremIO (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-18576](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18576/): Information disclosure in XtremIO (medium 6.7)
- [CVE-2019-18577](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18577/): Privilege escalation in XtremIO (medium 6.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-31228 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-31228 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Dell XtremIO, published on 12 Oct 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-2022-31228 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell XtremIO. 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-2022-31228/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31228/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-31228
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31228
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-31228

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31228/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.