How severe is CVE-2021-21589?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Dell Emc_unity_operating_environment

CVE-2021-21589

Dell EMC Unity, Unity XT, and UnityVSA versions prior to 5.1.0.0.5.394 do not exit on failed Initialization. A local authenticated Service user could potentially exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges.

EPSS: 0.002 (9.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Dell Emc_unity_operating_environment
Dell Emc_unityvsa_operating_environment
Dell Emc_unity_xt_operating_environment
Dell Unity — versions unspecified

References

security_alert@emc.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-21589?: CVE-2021-21589 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Emc_unity_operating_environment. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2021-07-12.
How severe is CVE-2021-21589?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.