CVE-2021-21547

low-risk
Published 2021-04-30

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.02% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
6
CVSS 6.4/10 Medium
LOCAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (3)

Unity Xt Operating Environment
Unityvsa Operating Environment

Affected Vendors

26
/ 100
low-risk
Severity 17/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 9/34 · Low