Exploited
8.8
CWE
782
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2021-21551: Dell dbutil Driver Insufficient Access Control Vulnerability

First published: Tue May 04 2021(Updated: )

Dell dbutil driver contains an insufficient access control vulnerability which may lead to escalation of privileges, denial-of-service (DoS), or information disclosure.

Credit: security_alert@emc.com security_alert@emc.com security_alert@emc.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Dell Dbutil
Dell Dbutil
All of
Dell DBUtil Driver<=2.3
Any of
Dell Alienware 14
Dell Alienware Area 51m R2
Dell Alienware Area 51
Dell Alienware ASM100
Dell Alienware ASM100R2
Dell Alienware M14xr2
Dell Alienware M15 R4 Firmware
Dell Alienware M17xr4
Dell Alienware m18 R2
Dell Canvas 27
Dell Cheng Ming 3967
Dell Cheng Ming 3967
Dell Chengming 3977 Firmware
Dell Chengming 3980 Firmware
Dell Chengming 3988 Firmware
Dell Chengming 3977 Firmware
Dell Chengming 3991 Firmware
Dell Dock WD15 Firmware
Dell Dock WD19 Firmware
Dell Embedded Box PC 5000
Dell G15 5510 Firmware
Dell G3 15 3500
Dell G3 3579
Dell G3 3779 Firmware
Dell G5 5000 Firmware
Dell G5 5090 Firmware
Dell G5 15 5500 Firmware
Dell G5 15 5587
Dell G5 15 5590 Firmware
Dell G7 15 7500 Firmware
Dell G7 7588 Firmware
Dell G7 17 7590 Firmware
Dell G7 17 7700
Dell G7 17 7790 Firmware
Dell G3 15 3590
Dell Inspiron 11-3162
Dell Inspiron 1122
Dell Inspiron 1210
Dell Inspiron 5370
Dell Inspiron 14-3452
Dell Inspiron 14-5459
Dell Inspiron 14 5468 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 14 7460 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 14 Gaming 7466 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 14 Gaming 7467 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 15-3552 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 15-5559 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 15-5565
Dell Inspiron 5566 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 5567 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 5582
Dell Inspiron 15 7560 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 15 7572 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 15 Gaming 7566 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 15 Gaming 7567 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 15 Gaming 7577 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 1545
Dell Inspiron 1564
Dell Inspiron 15z
Dell Inspiron 5759 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 17 5767 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 20-3052
Dell Inspiron 2330
Dell Inspiron 24-3452
Dell Inspiron 24-3455
Dell Inspiron 24-5475
Dell Inspiron 3043
Dell Inspiron 3048
Dell Inspiron 3147
Dell Inspiron 3157
Dell Inspiron 3168
Dell Inspiron 3252
Dell Inspiron 3268 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 3421
Dell Inspiron 3437
Dell Inspiron 3442
Dell Inspiron 3443
Dell Inspiron 3470 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 3471 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 3480
Dell Inspiron 3481 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 3490 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 3493 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 3501 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 15 3520
Dell Inspiron 15 3521
Dell Inspiron 3537
Dell Inspiron 3542
Dell Inspiron 3543
Dell Inspiron 3580 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 3581 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 3583 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 3584 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 3590 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 3593 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 3646
Dell Inspiron 3647
Dell Inspiron 3655
Dell Inspiron 3656
Dell Inspiron 3668 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 3670 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 3671 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 3780 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 3781 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 3790 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 3793 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 3847
Dell Inspiron 3880 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 3881
Dell Inspiron 3891
Dell Inspiron 5300 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 5301 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 5323
Dell Inspiron 5348
Dell Inspiron 5390 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 5391 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 5400 2-in-1 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 5400
Dell Inspiron 5401 AIO
Dell Inspiron 5402
Dell Inspiron 5406 2-in-1 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 5408 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 5409 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 5423
Dell Inspiron 5443
Dell Inspiron 5448
Dell Inspiron 5480 2-in-1
Dell Inspiron 5481 2-in-1 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 5482 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 5485 2-in-1 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 14 5490
Dell Inspiron 5490
Dell Inspiron 5491 2-in-1 firmware
Dell Inspiron 5491 AIO
Dell Inspiron 5493 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 5494
Dell Inspiron 5498
Dell Inspiron 5501
Dell Inspiron 5502 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 5508 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 5509
Dell Inspiron 5520
Dell Inspiron 5521
Dell Inspiron 5537
Dell Inspiron 5543
Dell Inspiron 5548
Dell Inspiron 5570
Dell Inspiron 5576
Dell Inspiron 5577
Dell Inspiron 5580 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 5583 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 5584 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 5590 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 5591 2-in-1 firmware
Dell Inspiron 5593 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 5594
Dell Inspiron 5598 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 5676
Dell Inspiron 5737
Dell Inspiron 5749
Dell Inspiron 5770 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 580s
Dell Inspiron 620
Dell Inspiron 660s
Dell Inspiron 660
Dell Inspiron 7300
Dell Inspiron 7300
Dell Inspiron 7306 2-in-1 firmware
Dell Inspiron 7359
Dell Inspiron 7368 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 7380 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 7386 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 7390 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 7391
Dell Inspiron 7391
Dell Inspiron 7400 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 7437
Dell Inspiron 7472 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 7490
Dell Inspiron 7500 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 7500 2-in-1
Dell Inspiron 7500 2-in-1
Dell Inspiron 7501 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 7506 2-in-1 firmware
Dell Inspiron 7520
Dell Inspiron 7537
Dell Inspiron 7548
Dell Inspiron 7558
Dell Inspiron 7559
Dell Inspiron 7580 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 7586 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 7590 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 7590 2-in-1 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 7591 2-in-1
Dell Inspiron 7591 2-in-1 firmware
Dell Inspiron 7700
Dell Inspiron 7706 2-in-1
Dell Inspiron 7720
Dell Inspiron 7737
Dell Inspiron 7746
Dell Inspiron 7786 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 7790 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 7791 Firmware
Dell Inspiron One 19
Dell Inspiron One 2020
Dell Latitude 12 7285 Firmware
Dell Latitude 12 Rugged Extreme 7214 Firmware
Dell Latitude 7212 Rugged Extreme Tablet
Dell Latitude Rugged 5414
Dell Latitude 14 Rugged Extreme 7404
Dell Latitude 7414 Rugged Extreme Firmware
Dell Latitude 3120 Firmware
Dell Latitude 3150 Firmware
Dell Latitude 3160 Firmware
Dell Latitude 3180 Firmware
Dell Latitude 3189 Firmware
Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1
Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1 Firmware
Dell Latitude 3300 Firmware
Dell Latitude 3301 Firmware
Dell Latitude 3310 Firmware
Dell Latitude 3310
Dell Latitude 3330 Firmware
Dell Latitude 3340 Firmware
Dell Latitude 3350 Firmware
Dell Latitude 3380 Firmware
Dell Latitude 3390 Firmware
Dell Latitude 3400 Firmware
Dell Latitude 3410
Dell Latitude 3440 Firmware
Dell Latitude 3450 Firmware
Dell Latitude 3460 Firmware
Dell Latitude 3460 Wyse TC
Dell Latitude 3470 Firmware
Dell Latitude 3480 Mobile Thin Client
Dell Latitude 3480 Mobile Thin Client Firmware
Dell Latitude 3490 Firmware
Dell Latitude 3500 Firmware
Dell Latitude 3510 Firmware
Dell Latitude 3550 Firmware
Dell Latitude 3560 Firmware
Dell Latitude 3570 Firmware
Dell Latitude 3580 Firmware
Dell Latitude 3590 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5175 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5179 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5200
Dell Latitude E5250
Dell Latitude 5280 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5280 Mobile Thin Client Firmware
Dell Latitude 5285
Dell Latitude 5285
Dell Latitude 5288 Firmware
Dell Latitude 12 5289 2-in-1 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5290 2-in-1
Dell Latitude 5290 2-in-1 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5300 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5300 2-in-1 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5310 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5310
Dell Latitude 5320 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5400 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5401 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5410 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5411 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5420 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5450 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5480 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5488 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5490 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5491 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5495 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5500 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5501 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5510 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5511 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5520 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5550 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5580 firmware
Dell Latitude 5590 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5591 Firmware
Dell Latitude 7200
Dell Latitude 7210
Dell Latitude 7275 2-in-1
Dell Latitude 7280 Firmware
Dell Latitude 12 7285 Firmware
Dell Latitude 7290 Firmware
Dell Latitude 7300 Firmware
Dell Latitude 7310 Firmware
Dell Latitude 7320 Firmware
Dell Latitude 7350 Firmware
Dell Latitude 13 7370 Ultrabook
Dell Latitude 7380 Firmware
Dell Latitude 7389 Firmware
Dell Latitude 7390 Firmware
Dell Latitude 7390
Dell Latitude 7400 Firmware
Dell Latitude 7400 2-in-1
Dell Latitude 7410 Firmware
Dell Latitude 7420 Firmware
Dell Latitude 7480 Firmware
Dell Latitude 7490 Firmware
Dell Latitude 7520 Firmware
Dell Latitude 9410 Firmware
Dell Latitude 9510 Firmware
Dell Latitude E5270 Firmware
Dell Latitude E5420
Dell Latitude E5430
Dell Latitude 5440
Dell Latitude E5470 Firmware
Dell Latitude E5530
Dell Latitude E5540
Dell Latitude E5570 Firmware
Dell Latitude E6220
Dell Latitude E6230
Dell Latitude E6320
Dell Latitude E6330
Dell Latitude E6430 ATG
Dell Latitude E6430 ATG
Dell Latitude E6440
Dell Latitude E6530
Dell Latitude E6540
Dell Latitude E7240
Dell Latitude E7250
Dell Latitude E7270 Mobile Thin Client Firmware
Dell Latitude E7270 Mobile Thin Client Firmware
Dell Latitude E7270
Dell Latitude 7440
Dell Latitude E7450 Firmware
Dell Latitude E7470 Firmware
Dell Latitude Rugged 5420 Firmware
Dell Latitude Rugged 5424 Firmware
Dell Latitude 7424 Rugged
Dell Latitude 7424 Rugged Extreme Firmware
Dell Latitude 7220 Rugged Extreme Tablet
Dell Latitude 7220EX Rugged Extreme Tablet Firmware
Dell Latitude Xt3
Dell Optiplex
Dell OptiPlex 3010
Dell OptiPlex 3011 AIO
Dell OptiPlex 3020
Dell OptiPlex 3030 AIO
Dell OptiPlex 3040 Firmware
Dell OptiPlex 3046 Firmware
Dell OptiPlex 3050 Firmware
Dell OptiPlex 3050
Dell OptiPlex 3060
Dell OptiPlex 3070 Firmware
Dell OptiPlex 3080 Firmware
Dell OptiPlex 3090 Ultra Firmware
Dell OptiPlex 3240 All-in-One Firmware
Dell OptiPlex 3280 All-in-One
Dell Optiplex 390
Dell OptiPlex 5040 Firmware
Dell OptiPlex 5050 Firmware
Dell OptiPlex 5055 Firmware
Dell OptiPlex 5055 A-Serial Firmware
Dell OptiPlex 5055 Ryzen APU Firmware
Dell OptiPlex 5055 Ryzen CPU Firmware
Dell OptiPlex 5060
Dell Optiplex 5070 Firmware
Dell OptiPlex 5080 Firmware
Dell OptiPlex 5250 All-in-One
Dell OptiPlex 5260 AIO
Dell OptiPlex 5270 All-in-One
Dell OptiPlex 5480
Dell OptiPlex Tower 7010
Dell OptiPlex 7020
Dell OptiPlex 7040 Firmware
Dell OptiPlex 7050 Firmware
Dell OptiPlex 7060 Firmware
Dell OptiPlex 7070
Dell OptiPlex 7070 Ultra Firmware
Dell OptiPlex 7071 Firmware
Dell OptiPlex 7080 Firmware
Dell OptiPlex 7090 Ultra Firmware
Dell OptiPlex 7440 AIO
Dell OptiPlex 7450 AIO Firmware
Dell OptiPlex 7460 AIO
Dell OptiPlex 7480 AIO
Dell OptiPlex 7760 All-in-One
Dell OptiPlex 7770 AIO
Dell OptiPlex 7780 All-in-One
Dell OptiPlex 780
Dell Optiplex 790
Dell OptiPlex 9010
Dell OptiPlex 9020
Dell Optiplex 9030 AIO
Dell OptiPlex 990
Dell Optiplex Fx130
Dell Optiplex Fx170
Dell Optiplex Xe2
Dell OptiPlex XE3 Firmware
Dell Precision 17 M5750 Firmware
Dell Precision 3240 CFF Firmware
Dell Precision 3420 Tower Firmware
Dell Precision 3430 Tower
Dell Precision 3430 XL
Dell Precision Tower 3431
Dell Precision 3440 Firmware
Dell Precision 3510 Firmware
Dell Precision 3520 Firmware
Dell Precision 3530 Firmware
Dell Precision 3540 Firmware
Dell Precision 3541 Firmware
Dell Precision 3550 Firmware
Dell Precision 3551 Firmware
Dell Precision 3560 Firmware
Dell Precision 3620 Tower
Dell Precision 3630 Tower Firmware
Dell Precision 3640 Firmware
Dell Precision 3930 XL Rack
Dell Precision 3930 XL Rack
Dell Precision 5510 Firmware
Dell Precision 5520 Firmware
Dell Precision 5530 Firmware
Dell Precision 5530 2-in-1 Firmware
Dell Precision 5540 Firmware
Dell Precision 5550 Firmware
Dell Precision 5720
Dell Precision 5820 Tower Firmware
Dell Precision 5820 Tower
Dell Precision 7510 Firmware
Dell Precision 7520 Firmware
Dell Precision 7530 Firmware
Dell Precision 7540 Firmware
Dell Precision 7550 Firmware
Dell Precision 7710 Firmware
Dell Precision 7720 Firmware
Dell Precision 7730
Dell Precision 7740 Firmware
Dell Precision 7750 Firmware
Dell Precision 7820 Tower Firmware
Dell Precision 7820 Tower
Dell Precision 7920 XL Tower
Dell Precision 7920 Tower
Dell Precision M4600
Dell Precision M4700
Dell Precision M6600
Dell Precision M6700
Dell Precision R5500
Dell Precision T1700
Dell Precision T3500
Dell Precision T3600
Dell Precision T3610
Dell Precision T5500
Dell Precision T5600 XL
Dell Precision T5610
Dell Precision T5810 Firmware
Dell Precision T7500
Dell Precision T7600
Dell Precision T7610
Dell Precision T7810 Firmware
Dell Precision 7910
Dell Thunderbolt Dock TB16 Firmware
Dell Precision Dual Usb-c Thunderbolt Dock - Tb18dc Firmware
Dell Vostro 5370
Dell Vostro 14-3446
Dell Vostro 14-5459
Dell Vostro 3458 Firmware
Dell Vostro 5468
Dell Vostro 14 5471 Firmware
Dell Vostro 1450
Dell Vostro 15 3561
Dell Vostro 15 5568 Firmware
Dell Vostro 15 7570 Firmware
Dell Vostro 15 7580
Dell Vostro 1550
Dell Vostro 20 3052
Dell Vostro 20 3055
Dell Vostro 220s
Dell Vostro 230
Dell Vostro 2521
Dell Vostro 260
Dell Vostro 270
Dell Vostro 270s
Dell Vostro 3010
Dell Vostro 3070 Firmware
Dell Vostro 3252
Dell Vostro 3267 Firmware
Dell Vostro 3268 Firmware
Dell Vostro 3400 Firmware
Dell Vostro 3401 Firmware
Dell Vostro 3470 Firmware
Dell Vostro 3471 Firmware
Dell Vostro 3480 Firmware
Dell Vostro 3481 Firmware
Dell Vostro 3490 Firmware
Dell Vostro 3491 Firmware
Dell Vostro 3500 Firmware
Dell Vostro 3501 Firmware
Dell Vostro 3560
Dell Vostro 3580 Firmware
Dell Vostro 3581 Firmware
Dell Vostro 3583 Firmware
Dell Vostro 3584 Firmware
Dell Vostro 3590 Firmware
Dell Vostro 3591 Firmware
Dell Vostro 3660 firmware
Dell Vostro 3667 Firmware
Dell Vostro 3668 Firmware
Dell Vostro 3669 Firmware
Dell Vostro 3670 Firmware
Dell Vostro 3671 Firmware
Dell Vostro 3681 Firmware
Dell Vostro 3690 Firmware
Dell Vostro 3800
Dell Vostro 3881 Firmware
Dell Vostro 3888 Firmware
Dell Vostro 3890 Firmware
Dell Vostro 3900
Dell Vostro 3900g
Dell Vostro 3901
Dell Vostro 3902
Dell Vostro 3905
Dell Vostro 470
Dell Vostro 5090 Firmware
Dell Vostro 5300 Firmware
Dell Vostro 5301 Firmware
Dell Vostro 5390 Firmware
Dell Vostro 5391 Firmware
Dell Vostro 5401 Firmware
Dell Vostro 5402 Firmware
Dell Vostro 14 5410 Firmware
Dell Vostro 5480
Dell Vostro 5481 Firmware
Dell Vostro 5490 Firmware
Dell Vostro 5491 Firmware
Dell Vostro 5501 Firmware
Dell Vostro 5502 Firmware
Dell Vostro 5581 Firmware
Dell Vostro 5590 Firmware
Dell Vostro 5591 Firmware
Dell Vostro 5880 Firmware
Dell Vostro 5890 Firmware
Dell Vostro 7500 Firmware
Dell Vostro 7590 Firmware
Dell Wyse 5070 Thin Client Firmware
Dell Wyse 5470 Thin Client
Dell Wyse 5470
Dell Wyse 7040
Dell XPS 12 9250 Firmware
Dell XPS 7390
Dell XPS 7390
Dell XPS 13
Dell XPS 13 9305 Firmware
Dell XPS 13 9310 Firmware
Dell XPS 13 9310 2-in-1 Firmware
Dell XPS 9343
Dell XPS 13 9360 Firmware
Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 9365 Firmware
Dell XPS 13 9370 Firmware
Dell XPS 13
Dell XPS 15 9500
Dell XPS 9560
Dell XPS 15 9570 Firmware
Dell XPS 15 2-in-1 9575 Firmware
Dell XPS 17 9700 Firmware
Dell XPS 27 7760
Dell XPS 15 7590
Dell XPS 8700
Dell XPS 8900 Firmware
Dell XPS 8940
Dell XPS 13 9350
Dell XPS 15 9530
Dell XPS 15 9550
Dell XPS One 2710

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2021-21551?

    CVE-2021-21551 is a high severity vulnerability that can lead to escalation of privileges, denial-of-service, or information disclosure.

  • How do I fix CVE-2021-21551?

    To fix CVE-2021-21551, update the Dell dbutil driver to a version that has addressed the insufficient access control vulnerability.

  • What kind of systems are affected by CVE-2021-21551?

    CVE-2021-21551 affects various Dell products using the dbutil 2.3 driver including desktops, laptops, and workstations.

  • What are the potential impacts of CVE-2021-21551?

    The potential impacts of CVE-2021-21551 include unauthorized access, system crashes, and exposure of sensitive data.

  • Is there a workaround for CVE-2021-21551?

    Currently, the recommended best practice is to update the affected driver rather than rely on a workaround.

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