CVE-2021-21507 is a critical weak password encryption vulnerability affecting Dell EMC Networking X-Series firmware prior to 3.0.1.8 and Dell EMC PowerEdge VRTX Switch Module firmware prior to 2.0.0.82. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this flaw to disclose user credentials, potentially gaining full access to the compromised system. Rated 9.8 CRITICAL (CVSSv3.1), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.0.1.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dell:x1008p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 3.0.1.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dell:x1018p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 3.0.1.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dell:x1026p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 3.0.1.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dell:x1052p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 3.0.1.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dell:x4012_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.