CVE-2021-36290
mediumpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.002 · 9 %ileEUUSgrimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.19% (9th) EPSS
CVSS 4.6 · medium
Who says so?
3 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Dell VNX2 for File version 8.1.21.266 and earlier, contain a privilege escalation vulnerability. A local malicious admin may potentially exploit vulnerability and gain privileges.
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cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
6.7
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
v3.16.7mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 0.8 · impact 5.9
v3.16.4mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · security_alert@emc.comexploitability 0.5 · impact 5.9
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weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
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affected products (2)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- dell emc unity operating environment≤ 8.1.21.266nvdUScpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_unity_operating_environment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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also known as (3)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
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sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
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references (4)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2021-36290/cnnvd
- https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000191155/dsa-2021-164-dell-vnx2-control-station-security-update-for-multiple-vulnerabilitiescnnvd
- https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000191155/dsa-2021-164-dell-vnx2-control-station-security-update-for-multiple-vulnerabilitiesenisa_euvd
- https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000191155/dsa-2021-164-dell-vnx2-control-station-security-update-for-multiple-vulnerabilitiesVendor Advisorynvd
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