CVE-2021-21544

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Published Apr 30, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 2.7 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Dell EMC iDRAC9 versions prior to 4.40.00.00 contain an improper authentication vulnerability. A remote authenticated malicious user with high privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability to manipulate the username field under the comment section and set the value to any user.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Dell

Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC)

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 4.40.00.00

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:dell:idrac9_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-8816	Dell EMC iDRAC9 versions prior to 4.40.00.00 contain an improper authentication vulnerability. A remote authenticated malicious user with high privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability to manipulate the username field under the comment section and set the value to any user.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.921% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000185293

History

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Subscriptions

Dell Idrac9 Firmware

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 3:28 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: dell
Published: Apr 30, 2021, 8:55 PM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 3:28 AM
Reserved: Jan 4, 2021, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:35 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 30, 2021, 9:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:35 AM

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