CVE-2021-21589

MEDIUM

Dell EMC Unity <5.1.0.0.5.394 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Dell EMC Unity, Unity XT, and UnityVSA versions prior to 5.1.0.0.5.394 do not exit on failed Initialization. A local authenticated Service user could potentially exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000189204

Scores

CVSS v3 5.7
EPSS 0.0004
EPSS Percentile 13.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (3)
dell/emc_unity_operating_environment < 5.1.0.0.5.394
dell/emc_unity_xt_operating_environment < 5.1.0.0.5.394
dell/emc_unityvsa_operating_environment < 5.1.0.0.5.394
Published Jul 12, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026