CVE-2021-36298

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 1, 2021 at 08:20 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:58 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorIsilon Insightiq FirmwareIsilon Insightiq

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%

Description

Dell EMC InsightIQ, versions prior to 4.1.4, contain risky cryptographic algorithms in the SSH component. A remote unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability leading to authentication bypass and remote takeover of the InsightIQ. This allows an attacker to take complete control of InsightIQ to affect services provided by SSH; so Dell recommends customers to upgrade at the earliest opportunity.

Affected

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

v < 4.1.4
Affected range stops below 4.1.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
dell-isilon-insightiq (same device)
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

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

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000191604

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-327

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