CVE Catalog

CVE-2021-21508

MediumCVSS 6.7
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.12%

2th percentile - higher than 2% of all known CVEs

Summary

Dell VxRail versions before 7.0.200 contain a plain-text password storage vulnerability in VxRail Manager. A sys-admin user may exploit this to disclose certain user credentials.

Risk Assessment

Disclosure of credentials could allow an attacker to access the application with the privileges of the compromised account, threatening confidentiality and integrity.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Dell VxRail to version 7.0.200 or later, which fixes this vulnerability, and immediately change all potentially exposed passwords.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Dell VxRail versions before 7.0.200 contain a Plain-text Password Storage Vulnerability in VxRail Manager. A sys-admin user may exploit this vulnerability, leading to the disclosure of certain user credentials. The attacker may be able to use the exposed credentials to access the vulnerable application with privileges of the compromised account.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS