CVE-2021-21589
MEDIUM
6.7
CVSS Score
Published: July 12, 2021 at 03:40 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:35 AM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendorEMC Unity Operating EnvironmentEMC Unityvsa Operating EnvironmentEMC Unity Xt Operating Environment
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Severity
MEDIUM6.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
Description
Dell EMC Unity, Unity XT, and UnityVSA versions prior to 5.1.0.0.5.394 do not exit on failed Initialization. A local authenticated Service user could potentially exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 5.1.0.0.5.394
Affected range stops below 5.1.0.0.5.394, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 5.1.0.0.5.394
Affected range stops below 5.1.0.0.5.394, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 5.1.0.0.5.394
Affected range stops below 5.1.0.0.5.394, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 5.1.0.0.5.394
Affected range stops below 5.1.0.0.5.394, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000189204CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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