CVE-2021-21591 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Dell EMC Unity, Unity XT, and UnityVSA versions prior to 5.1.0.0.5.394 contain a plain-text password storage vulnerability. A local malicious user with high privileges may use the exposed password to gain access with the privileges of the compromised user.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00047.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Dell

Unity

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 5.1.0.0.5.394

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_unity_operating_environment::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_unity_xt_operating_environment::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_unityvsa_operating_environment::::::::

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Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Dell Subscribe	Emc Unity Operating Environment Subscribe Emc Unity Xt Operating Environment Subscribe Emc Unityvsa Operating Environment Subscribe

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-8863	Dell EMC Unity, Unity XT, and UnityVSA versions prior to 5.1.0.0.5.394 contain a plain-text password storage vulnerability. A local malicious user with high privileges may use the exposed password to gain access with the privileges of the compromised user.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000189204

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: dell

Published: 2021-07-12T15:40:18.944Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T03:48:49.687Z

Reserved: 2021-01-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-21591

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-07-12T16:15:08.867

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:48:39.740

Link: CVE-2021-21591

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

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