CVE-2021-21562

MEDIUM
4.4
CVSS Score
Published: August 2, 2021 at 11:45 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:35 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorEMC Powerscale OnefsPowerScale OneFS

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Severity
MEDIUM4.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

Dell EMC PowerScale OneFS contains an untrusted search path vulnerability. This vulnerability allows a user with (ISI_PRIV_LOGIN_SSH or ISI_PRIV_LOGIN_CONSOLE) and (ISI_PRIV_SYS_UPGRADE or ISI_PRIV_AUDIT) to provide an untrusted path which can lead to run resources that are not under the application’s direct control.

Affected

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

Remediation

No guide yet

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

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCMitigationVendor Advisory
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000188148

CVSS

4.4MEDIUMdell
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-426

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