CVE-2021-21526

6.0 MEDIUM
Published: April 20, 2021 Modified: February 20, 2026
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Description

Dell PowerScale OneFS 8.1.0 - 9.1.0 contains a privilege escalation in SmartLock compliance mode that may allow compadmin to execute arbitrary commands as root.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000185202
Source: security_alert@emc.com
Vendor Advisory
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000185202
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

2 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
6.0 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.0%
7th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

dell