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CVE-2021-21507

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 30, 2021 at 09:10 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:35 AM UTC
23 products affected across 1 vendorX4012 FirmwareX1008 FirmwareX1018 Firmware

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

R1-2210 Firmware· Dell
95%
v < 2.0.0.82
Affected range stops below 2.0.0.82, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
dell-r1-2210 (same device)
R1-2401 Firmware· Dell
95%
v < 2.0.0.82
Affected range stops below 2.0.0.82, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
dell-r1-2401 (same device)
X1008 Firmware· Dell
95%
v < 3.0.1.8
Affected range stops below 3.0.1.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
dell-x1008 (same device)
X1008P Firmware· Dell
95%
v < 3.0.1.8
Affected range stops below 3.0.1.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
dell-x1008p (same device)
X1018 Firmware· Dell
95%
v < 3.0.1.8
Affected range stops below 3.0.1.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
dell-x1018 (same device)
X1018P Firmware· Dell
95%
v < 3.0.1.8
Affected range stops below 3.0.1.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
dell-x1018p (same device)
X1026 Firmware· Dell
95%
v < 3.0.1.8
Affected range stops below 3.0.1.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
dell-x1026 (same device)
X1026P Firmware· Dell
95%
v < 3.0.1.8
Affected range stops below 3.0.1.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
dell-x1026p (same device)
X1052 Firmware· Dell
95%
v < 3.0.1.8
Affected range stops below 3.0.1.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
dell-x1052 (same device)
X1052P Firmware· Dell
95%
v < 3.0.1.8
Affected range stops below 3.0.1.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
dell-x1052p (same device)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000185252

CVSS

9.8CRITICAL[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-261CWE-326

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