Vulnerability in Dell Cloudboost Virtual Appliance
CVE-2026-21417
Dell CloudBoost Virtual Appliance, versions prior to 19.14.0.0, contains a Plaintext Storage of Password vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (8.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 8th percentile — 8.2% 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
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000419894/dsa-2026-025-security-update-for-del… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-21417?
- CVE-2026-21417 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Cloudboost Virtual Appliance, classified under Plaintext Storage of a Password. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2026-01-27.
- How severe is CVE-2026-21417?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.