CVE-2021-21546
lowpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.002 · 15 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Dell EMC NetWorker versions 18.x,19.x prior to 19.3.0.4 and 19.4.0.0 contain an Information Disclosure in Log Files vulnerability. A local low-privileged user of the Networker server could potentially exploit this vulnerability to read plain-text credentials from server log files.
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–high · 2.1–7.8
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affected products (6)
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references (4)
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- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Dell-NetWorker-privilege-escalation-via-Log-Files-Plain-text-Credentials-35113cnnvd
- https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000185470/dsa-2021-081-dell-emc-networker-security-update-for-a-clear-text-vulnerabilitycnnvd
- https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000185470/dsa-2021-081-dell-emc-networker-security-update-for-a-clear-text-vulnerabilityenisa_euvd
- https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000185470/dsa-2021-081-dell-emc-networker-security-update-for-a-clear-text-vulnerabilityPatchVendor Advisorynvd
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