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CVE-2021-21548

Published: Mar 17, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-295
7.4HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 78.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Dell EMC Unisphere for PowerMax versions before 9.1.0.27, Dell EMC Unisphere for PowerMax Virtual Appliance versions before 9.1.0.27, and PowerMax OS Release 5978 contain an improper certificate validation vulnerability. An unauthenticated remote attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability to carry out a man-in-the-middle attack by supplying a crafted certificate and intercepting the victim's traffic to view or modify a victim’s data in transit.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-295

Affected Products

Dell
commercial·USaka dell technologies
Unisphere for PowerMax, Dell EMC Unisphere for PowerMax Virtual Appliance , PowerMax OSOn-prem
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
emc unisphere for powermaxOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software
emc unisphere for powermax virtual applianceOn-prem
Cloud & SaaS
powermax osOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-uk/000189606/dsa-2021-134-dell-emc-unisphere-for-powermax-dell-emc-unisphere-for-powermax-virtual-appliance-dell-emc-solutions-enabler-virtual-appliance-and-dell-emc-powermax-embedded-management-security-update-for-multiple-third-party-component-vulnerabilities
dell.com

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