Vulnerability in Dell Cpg Bios
CVE-2021-36285
Dell BIOS contains an Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious administrator could exploit this vulnerability to bypass excessive NVMe password attempt mitigations in order to carry out a brute force attack.
EPSS: 0.002 (14.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security_alert@emc.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-36285?
- CVE-2021-36285 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Cpg Bios, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2021-09-28.
- How severe is CVE-2021-36285?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.