Medium severity · published Sep 28, 2021
CVE-2021-21522
Dell BIOS contains a Credentials Management issue
4.4
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Dell BIOS contains a Credentials Management issue. A local authenticated malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability to gain access to sensitive information on an NVMe storage by resetting the BIOS password on the system via the Manageability Interface.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 14% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
L5
Latitude 5285 2-in-1 Firmware · Dell
before 1.13.0 · source: NVD
L5
Latitude 5289 2-in-1 Firmware · Dell
before 1.23.1 · source: NVD
L5
Latitude 5290 2-in-1 Firmware · Dell
before 1.16.0 · source: NVD
L5
Latitude 5310 2-in-1 Firmware · Dell
1.7.0 · source: NVD
L7
Latitude 7210 2-in-1 Firmware · Dell
before 1.7.0 · source: NVD
L7
Latitude 7212 Rugged Extreme Tablet Firmware · Dell
before 1.33.0; 1.33.0 · source: NVD
L7
Latitude 7280 Firmware · Dell
before 1.21.1; 1.21.1 · source: NVD
L7
Latitude 7285 Firmware · Dell
before 1.11.0; 1.11.0 · source: NVD
L7
Latitude 7290 Firmware · Dell
before 1.20.0; 1.20.0 · source: NVD
L7
Latitude 7310 Firmware · Dell
before 1.7.0 · source: NVD
L7
Latitude 7370 Firmware · Dell
before 1.24.3; 1.24.3 · source: NVD
L7
Latitude 7380 Firmware · Dell
1.21.1 · source: NVD