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
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6
CVSS 6.4/10
Medium
LOCAL
/ HIGH complexity
Affected Products (3)
Affected Vendors
References (2)
26
/ 100
low-risk
Severity
17/34 · Moderate
Exploitability
0/34 · Minimal
Exposure
9/34 · Low