Medium severity · published Aug 10, 2021
CVE-2021-21600
Dell EMC NetWorker, 19.4 or older, contain an uncontrolled resource consumption flaw in its API service
6.5
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Dell EMC NetWorker, 19.4 or older, contain an uncontrolled resource consumption flaw in its API service. An authorized API user could potentially exploit this vulnerability via the web and desktop user interfaces, leading to denial of service in the manageability path.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 58% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NE
NetWorker · Dell
before 19.5 · source: vendor
EN
Emc Networker · Dell
18.1.0.1 through 19.4.0.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21600
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-21600
Patch
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000189694
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