CVE-2021-21524

Description

Dell SRM versions prior to 4.5.0.1 and Dell SMR versions prior to 4.5.0.1 contain an Untrusted Deserialization Vulnerability. A remote unauthenticated attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to arbitrary privileged code execution on the vulnerable application. The severity is Critical as this may lead to system compromise by unauthenticated attackers.

References

Link	Tags
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000184753/dsa-2021-054-dell-emc-srm-and-dell-emc-storage-monitoring-and-reporting-smr-security-update-for-multiple-vulnerabilities	patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-21524?: CVE-2021-21524 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-21524?: To fix CVE-2021-21524, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-21524 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2021-21524 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-21524?: CVE-2021-21524 affects Dell Dell EMC Storage Monitoring and Reporting.

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Description

Category

CWE-502 – Deserialization of Untrusted Data

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Frequently Asked Questions