Medium severity · published Apr 30, 2021
CVE-2021-21547
Dell EMC Unity, UnityVSA, and Unity XT versions prior to 5.0.7.0.5.008 contain a plain-text password storage vulnerability when the Dell Upgrade Readiness Utility is run on the…
6.7
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Dell EMC Unity, UnityVSA, and Unity XT versions prior to 5.0.7.0.5.008 contain a plain-text password storage vulnerability when the Dell Upgrade Readiness Utility is run on the system. The credentials of the Unisphere Administrator are stored in plain text. A local malicious user with high privileges may use the exposed password to gain access with the privileges of the compromised user.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 4% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
UO
Unity Operating Environment · Dell
before 5.0.7.0.5.008 · source: NVD
UX
Unity XT Operating Environment · Dell
before 5.0.7.0.5.008 · source: NVD
UO
Unityvsa Operating Environment · Dell
before 5.0.7.0.5.008 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21547
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-21547
Patch
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000185484
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