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.

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.

EPSS: 0.002 (6.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Dell Cloudboost Virtual Appliance — versions N/A
Dell Cloudboost_virtual_appliance

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-256 — Plaintext Storage of a Password

References

security_alert@emc.com (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.