CVE-2021-21548 HIGH

CVE-2021-21548

Vendor Dell
Product Unisphere for PowerMax, Dell EMC Unisphere for PowerMax Virtual Appliance , PowerMax OS
Weakness CWE-295
Published March 17, 2023
Last update February 26, 2025

CVSS base score

7.4/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Dell EMC Unisphere for PowerMax versions before 9.1.0.27, Dell EMC Unisphere for PowerMax Virtual Appliance versions before 9.1.0.27, and PowerMax OS Release 5978 contain an improper certificate validation vulnerability. An unauthenticated remote attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability to carry out a man-in-the-middle attack by supplying a crafted certificate and intercepting the victim's traffic to view or modify a victim’s data in transit.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 17, 2023 CVE published
February 26, 2025 Record updated