What is CVE-2021-36318?

CVE-2021-36318 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Avamar, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2021-12-21.

How severe is CVE-2021-36318?

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

Information disclosure in Dell Avamar

CVE-2021-36318

Dell EMC Avamar versions 18.2,19.1,19.2,19.3,19.4 contain a plain-text password storage vulnerability. A high privileged user could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to a complete outage.

EPSS: 0.002 (13.9th 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 unspecified
Dell Emc_avamar_server — versions 18.2, 19.1, 19.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

security_alert@emc.com (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
security_alert@emc.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-36318?: CVE-2021-36318 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Avamar, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2021-12-21.
How severe is CVE-2021-36318?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.