Vulnerability · Published Apr 30, 2021 · Assigned by dell

CVE-2021-21507

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in VRTX Switch Modules from Dell. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 46% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 54.4% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Dell EMC Networking X-Series firmware versions prior to 3.0.1.8 and Dell EMC PowerEdge VRTX Switch Module firmware versions prior to 2.0.0.82 contain a Weak Password Encryption Vulnerability. A remote unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the disclosure of certain user credentials. The attacker may be able to use the exposed credentials to access the vulnerable system with privileges of the compromised account.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Dell	VRTX Switch Modules	unspecified – before 2.0.0.82

Weakness: CWE-261 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000185252 x_refsource_MISC