What is CVE-2021-21513?

CVE-2021-21513 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Open Manage Server Administrator, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2021-03-02.

How severe is CVE-2021-21513?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Dell Open Manage Server Administrator

CVE-2021-21513

Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) version 9.5 Microsoft Windows installations with Distributed Web Server (DWS) enabled configuration contains an authentication bypass vulnerability. A remote unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to gain admin access on the affected system.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.057 (92.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Dell Open Manage Server Administrator — versions unspecified
Dell Openmanage_server_administrator

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

security_alert@emc.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
security_alert@emc.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-21513?: CVE-2021-21513 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Open Manage Server Administrator, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2021-03-02.
How severe is CVE-2021-21513?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.