CVE-2021-43589
highpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.004 · 38 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-24
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6–7.2
weaknesses
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affected products (4)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- dell emc unity operating environment< 5.1.2.0.5.007nvdUScpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_unity_operating_environment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- dell emc unity xt operating environment< 5.1.2.0.5.007nvdUScpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_unity_xt_operating_environment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- dell emc unityvsa operating environment< 5.1.2.0.5.007nvdUScpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_unityvsa_operating_environment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/fr-fr/printview/000194836/10/enPatchcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43589cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021122914cnnvd
- 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-vulnerabilitiescnnvd
- 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-vulnerabilitiesenisa_euvd
- 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-vulnerabilitiesVendor Advisorynvd
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