Vulnerability in Dell Cpg Bios
CVE-2021-21522
Dell BIOS contains a Credentials Management issue. A local authenticated malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability to gain access to sensitive information on an NVMe storage by resetting the BIOS password on the system via…
EPSS: 0.002 (13.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Dell Cpg Bios — versions unspecified
- Dell Latitude_5285_2-in-1
- Dell Latitude_5285_2-in-1_firmware
- Dell Latitude_5289_2-in-1
- Dell Latitude_5289_2-in-1_firmware
- Dell Latitude_5290_2-in-1
- Dell Latitude_5290_2-in-1_firmware
- Dell Latitude_5310_2-in-1
- Dell Latitude_5310_2-in-1_firmware — versions 1.7.0
- Dell Latitude_7210_2-in-1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security_alert@emc.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-21522?
- CVE-2021-21522 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Cpg Bios, classified under CWE-255. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2021-09-28.
- How severe is CVE-2021-21522?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.