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CVE-2021-43589

MEDIUM
6.7
CVSS Score
Published: January 24, 2022 at 08:10 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:11 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 0.4%

Description

Dell EMC Unity, Dell EMC UnityVSA and Dell EMC Unity XT versions prior to 5.1.2.0.5.007 contain an operating system (OS) command injection Vulnerability. A locally authenticated user with high privileges may potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the execution of arbitrary OS commands on the Unity underlying OS, with the privileges of the vulnerable application. Exploitation may lead to an elevation of privilege.

Affected

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

EMC Unity Operating Environment· Dell
95%
v < 5.1.2.0.5.007
Affected range stops below 5.1.2.0.5.007, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
EMC Unity Xt Operating Environment· Dell
95%
v < 5.1.2.0.5.007
Affected range stops below 5.1.2.0.5.007, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
EMC Unityvsa Operating Environment· Dell
95%
v < 5.1.2.0.5.007
Affected range stops below 5.1.2.0.5.007, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Unity Operating Environment· Dell
60%
v < 5.1.2.0.5.007
Affected range stops below 5.1.2.0.5.007, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No 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/en-us/000194836/dsa-2021-271-dell-emc-unity-dell-emc-unity-vsa-and-dell-emc-unity-xt-security-update-for-multiple-vulnerabilities

CVSS

6.7MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-77CWE-78

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