CVE-2021-21513 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) version 9.5 installations on Microsoft Windows with Distributed Web Server (DWS) enabled. This flaw allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to gain administrative access to the affected system. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it poses a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its critical severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 9.4.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dell:openmanage_server_administrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 9.5.0.0, < 9.5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dell:openmanage_server_administrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
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Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator Authentication Bypass
Mar 1, 2021Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator Authentication Bypass
Mar 1, 2021Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator Authentication Bypass
Mar 1, 2021Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator Authentication Bypass
Mar 1, 2021Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator Authentication Bypass
Mar 1, 2021