CVE-2021-21547
lowpriority · track · 27OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.001 · 4 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Dell EMC Unity, UnityVSA, and Unity XT versions prior to 5.0.7.0.5.008 contain a plain-text password storage vulnerability when the Dell Upgrade Readiness Utility is run on the system. The credentials of the Unisphere Administrator are stored in plain text. A local malicious user with high privileges may use the exposed password to gain access with the privileges of the compromised user.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.1–6.7
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affected products (4)
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- dell unity operating environment< 5.0.7.0.5.008nvdUScpe:2.3:a:dell:unity_operating_environment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- dell unity xt operating environment< 5.0.7.0.5.008nvdUScpe:2.3:a:dell:unity_xt_operating_environment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- dell unityvsa operating environment< 5.0.7.0.5.008nvdUScpe:2.3:a:dell:unityvsa_operating_environment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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