What is CVE-2021-36311?

CVE-2021-36311 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell EMC Networker, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2021-11-23.

How severe is CVE-2021-36311?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Dell EMC Networker

CVE-2021-36311

Dell EMC Networker versions prior to 19.5 contain an Improper Authorization vulnerability. Any local malicious user with networker user privileges may exploit this vulnerability to upload malicious file to unauthorized locations and execute it.

Published 2021-11-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (8.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 8.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Dell EMC Networker
Dell Networker — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-285 — Improper Authorization

References

www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000192419 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-36311?: CVE-2021-36311 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell EMC Networker, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2021-11-23.
How severe is CVE-2021-36311?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.