CVE-2021-21562: Medium severity dell emc isilon onefs vulnerability

Published Aug 2, 2021
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Updated

Dell EMC PowerScale OneFS contains an untrusted search path vulnerability. This vulnerability allows a user with (ISIPRIVLOGINSSH or ISIPRIVLOGINCONSOLE) and (ISIPRIVSYSUPGRADE or ISIPRIVAUDIT) to provide an untrusted path which can lead to run resources that are not under the application’s direct control.

Affected Software

4 affected components
Dell EMC PowerScale OneFS=8.1.2
Dell EMC PowerScale OneFS=8.1.3
Dell EMC PowerScale OneFS=9.0.0.0
Dell EMC PowerScale OneFS=9.1.0.0

Event History

Aug 2, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:45 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:45 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2021-21562?

CVE-2021-21562 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential impact on system security.

2

How do I fix CVE-2021-21562?

To fix CVE-2021-21562, ensure that your Dell EMC PowerScale OneFS is updated to a patched version released by Dell.

3

Who is affected by CVE-2021-21562?

CVE-2021-21562 affects users with privileges such as ISI_PRIV_LOGIN_SSH or ISI_PRIV_LOGIN_CONSOLE and either ISI_PRIV_SYS_UPGRADE or ISI_PRIV_AUDIT on specific versions of Dell EMC PowerScale OneFS.

4

What versions of Dell EMC PowerScale OneFS are vulnerable to CVE-2021-21562?

CVE-2021-21562 affects Dell EMC PowerScale OneFS versions 8.1.2, 8.1.3, 9.0.0.0, and 9.1.0.0.

5

What impact does CVE-2021-21562 have?

CVE-2021-21562 can allow an attacker with the necessary privileges to execute untrusted code, leading to potential unauthorized access or system compromise.

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