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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-21601

Dell EMC Data Protection Search, 19.4 and prior, and IDPA, 2.6.1 and prior, contain an Information Exposure in Log File Vulnerability in CIS.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.24%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.24%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Dell EMC Data Protection Search, 19.4 and prior, and IDPA, 2.6.1 and prior, contain an Information Exposure in Log File Vulnerability in CIS. A local low privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the disclosure of certain user credentials. The attacker may be able to use the exposed credentials to access the vulnerable application with the privileges of the compromised account.

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.24% probability · 15th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-532
Affected
dell/emc data protection search · dell/emc integrated data protection appliance
Source
security_alert@emc.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.