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01 Record

CVE-2021-36293

Dell VNX2 for File version 8.1.21.266 and earlier, contain a privilege escalation vulnerability. A local malicious admin may potentially exploit vulnerability and gain elevated privileges.

MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: dell
CNA base score6.4 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

02 Description

Dell VNX2 for File version 8.1.21.266 and earlier, contain a privilege escalation vulnerability. A local malicious admin may potentially exploit vulnerability and gain elevated privileges.

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
0.20% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 9.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
6.7 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2022-04-08 19:50Z4 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-09-17 01:10Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2021-07-08
Assigning CNA
dell
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Medium (CVSS 6.4)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
  • CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')Base
  • CWE-269Improper Privilege ManagementClass
Data version
5.1
Document digest
d5e340568ba518983cb573cb7a62a9c83c03be1a3d403a36a645198fb01cb25b

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
DellVNX2< Version 8.1.21.303 (file) Version 5.33.021.5.303 (block)—

06 References