What is CVE-2017-8021?

CVE-2017-8021 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dell Elastic_cloud_storage, classified under Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-10-03.

How severe is CVE-2017-8021?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

RCE in Dell Elastic_cloud_storage

CVE-2017-8021

EMC Elastic Cloud Storage (ECS) before 3.1 is affected by an undocumented account vulnerability that could potentially be leveraged by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

EPSS: 0.010 (76.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Dell Elastic_cloud_storage
N/a Emc Elastic Cloud Storage All Versions Prior To 3.1 — versions EMC Elastic Cloud Storage all versions prior to 3.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1188 — Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default

References

security_alert@emc.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
security_alert@emc.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8021?: CVE-2017-8021 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dell Elastic_cloud_storage, classified under Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-10-03.
How severe is CVE-2017-8021?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.