What is CVE-2021-36317?

CVE-2021-36317 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Avamar, classified under Plaintext Storage of a Password. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2021-12-21.

How severe is CVE-2021-36317?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Dell Avamar

CVE-2021-36317

Dell EMC Avamar Server version 19.4 contains a plain-text password storage vulnerability in AvInstaller. A local attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the disclosure of certain user credentials. The attacker may…

EPSS: 0.000 (11.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Dell Avamar — versions 19.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-256 — Plaintext Storage of a Password

References

www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000193369
GLSA-202210-09 (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-36317?: CVE-2021-36317 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Avamar, classified under Plaintext Storage of a Password. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2021-12-21.
How severe is CVE-2021-36317?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.