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CVE-2021-21524

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 3.24%

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CVE-2021-21524 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Dell SRM versions prior to 4.5.0.1 and Dell SMR versions prior to 4.5.0.1 contain an Untrusted Deserialization Vulnerability. A remote unauthenticated attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to arbitrary privileged code execution on the vulnerable application. EPSS estimates a 3.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Dell SRM versions prior to 4.5.0.1 and Dell SMR versions prior to 4.5.0.1 contain an Untrusted Deserialization Vulnerability. A remote unauthenticated attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to arbitrary privileged code execution on the vulnerable application. The severity is Critical as this may lead to system compromise by unauthenticated attackers.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
9.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability
3.24%

86.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
DellStorage Monitoring And Reporting< 4.5.0.1
DellStorage Resource Manager< 4.5.0.1

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2021-21524?
Dell SRM versions prior to 4.5.0.1 and Dell SMR versions prior to 4.5.0.1 contain an Untrusted Deserialization Vulnerability. A remote unauthenticated attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to arbitrary privileged code execution on the vulnerable application. The severity is Critical as this may lead to system compromise by unauthenticated attackers.
How severe is CVE-2021-21524?
CVE-2021-21524 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 3.24% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2021-21524?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST