CVE-2021-36285
MEDIUM
4.4
CVSS Score
Published: September 28, 2021 at 07:20 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:58 AM UTC
43 products affected across 1 vendorLatitude 9410 FirmwareLatitude 5411 FirmwareLatitude 5511 Firmware
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Severity
MEDIUM4.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
Description
Dell BIOS contains an Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious administrator could exploit this vulnerability to bypass excessive NVMe password attempt mitigations in order to carry out a brute force attack.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 1.7.0
Affected range stops below 1.7.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
dell-latitude-5310-2-in-1 (same device)
v < 1.7.0
Affected range stops below 1.7.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 1.7.1
Affected range stops below 1.7.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
dell-latitude-5400 (same device)
v < 1.6.0
Affected range stops below 1.6.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
dell-latitude-5411 (same device)
v < 1.8.0
Affected range stops below 1.8.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
dell-latitude-5500 (same device)
v < 1.7.1
Affected range stops below 1.7.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
dell-latitude-5511 (same device)
v < 1.6.0
Affected range stops below 1.6.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
dell-latitude-5520 (same device)
v < 1.7.0
Affected range stops below 1.7.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
dell-latitude-7212-rugged-extreme-tablet (same device)
v < 1.9.1
Affected range stops below 1.9.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
dell-latitude-7280 (same device)
v < 1.7.0
Affected range stops below 1.7.0, 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/000191495/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-307
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