CVE-2021-21559 HIGH

CVE-2021-21559

Vendor Dell
Product NetWorker
Weakness CWE-295
Published June 8, 2021
Last update September 17, 2024

CVSS base score

7.1/10
Attack vector Adjacent
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Dell EMC NetWorker, versions 18.x, 19.1.x, 19.2.x 19.3.x, 19.4, and 19.4.0.1 contain an Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability in the client (NetWorker Management Console) components which uses SSL encrypted connection in order to communicate with the application server. An unauthenticated attacker in the same network collision domain as the NetWorker Management Console client could potentially exploit this vulnerability to perform man-in-the-middle attacks to intercept and tamper the traffic between the client and the application server.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 8, 2021 CVE published
September 17, 2024 Record updated