What is CVE-2021-21591?

CVE-2021-21591 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Emc_unity_operating_environment, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2021-07-12.

How severe is CVE-2021-21591?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Dell Emc_unity_operating_environment

CVE-2021-21591

Dell EMC Unity, Unity XT, and UnityVSA versions prior to 5.1.0.0.5.394 contain a plain-text password storage vulnerability. A local malicious user with high privileges may use the exposed password to gain access with the privileges of the…

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.002 (9.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure
CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

security_alert@emc.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-21591?: CVE-2021-21591 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Emc_unity_operating_environment, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2021-07-12.
How severe is CVE-2021-21591?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.