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.

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: 0.000 (13.6th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-255

References

www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000191495 (x_refsource_MISC)

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.