What is CVE-2021-21567?

CVE-2021-21567 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Powerscale Onefs, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-08-10.

How severe is CVE-2021-21567?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Dell Powerscale Onefs

CVE-2021-21567

Dell PowerScale OneFS 9.1.0.x contains an improper privilege management vulnerability. It may allow an authenticated user with ISI_PRIV_LOGIN_SSH and/or ISI_PRIV_LOGIN_CONSOLE to elevate privilege.

EPSS: 0.002 (11.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Dell Powerscale Onefs — versions 9.1.0.x
Dell Powerscale_onefs — versions 9.0.0.0, 9.1.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

security_alert@emc.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-21567?: CVE-2021-21567 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Powerscale Onefs, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-08-10.
How severe is CVE-2021-21567?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.