CVE-2021-36318
MEDIUM
6.7
CVSS Score
Published: December 21, 2021 at 05:05 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:58 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorEMC Avamar ServerAvamar
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Severity
MEDIUM6.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
Description
Dell EMC Avamar versions 18.2,19.1,19.2,19.3,19.4 contain a plain-text password storage vulnerability. A high privileged user could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to a complete outage.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
Vendor AdvisoryThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-09x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000193369CVSS
6.7MEDIUMdell
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-532CWE-522
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