Improper Certificate Validation in Dell EMC Unisphere for PowerMax and PowerMax OS
CVE-2021-21548

7.4HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Dell
Status
Unisphere For Powermax, Dell Unisphere For Powermax Virtual Appliance , Powermax Os
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 March 2023

What is CVE-2021-21548?

Dell EMC Unisphere for PowerMax and its Virtual Appliance, along with PowerMax OS, are susceptible to an improper certificate validation issue. This vulnerability enables unauthenticated remote attackers to exploit the system by executing man-in-the-middle attacks. By supplying a specially crafted certificate, an attacker could intercept and manipulate network traffic, potentially leading to unauthorized data access or modification during transmission.

Affected Version(s)

Unisphere for PowerMax, Dell EMC Unisphere for PowerMax Virtual Appliance , PowerMax OS Versions before 9.1.0.27

Unisphere for PowerMax, Dell EMC Unisphere for PowerMax Virtual Appliance , PowerMax OS 5978

References

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-uk/000189606/dsa-20...
vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.4
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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