CVE-2021-36293 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Dell VNX2 for File versions 8.1.21.266 and earlier, as well as several Dell EMC Unity and VNX storage products. A local malicious administrator could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges. With a CVSS score of 6.7 (Medium), this vulnerability requires high privileges for exploitation (PR:H) but has low attack complexity (AC:L), potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8.1.21.266CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_unity_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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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.