CVE-2021-21591 is a plain-text password storage vulnerability affecting Dell EMC Unity, Unity XT, and UnityVSA versions prior to 5.1.0.0.5.394. A local, high-privileged malicious user could exploit this to gain access with the privileges of the compromised user. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.7 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but requires high privileges. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.1.0.0.5.394CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_unity_operating_environment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 5.1.0.0.5.394CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_unity_xt_operating_environment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 5.1.0.0.5.394CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_unityvsa_operating_environment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.