CVE-2021-21544

LOW
2.7
CVSS Score
Published: April 30, 2021 at 08:55 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:35 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorIDRAC9 FirmwareIntegrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC)

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Severity
LOW2.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%

Description

Dell EMC iDRAC9 versions prior to 4.40.00.00 contain an improper authentication vulnerability. A remote authenticated malicious user with high privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability to manipulate the username field under the comment section and set the value to any user.

Affected

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

v < 4.40.00.00
Affected range stops below 4.40.00.00, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 4.40.00.00
Affected range stops below 4.40.00.00, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

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

References (1)

CVSS

2.7LOWdell
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-602CWE-287

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