Known Exploited Vulnerability
8.8
HIGH
CVE-2021-21551
Dell dbutil Driver Insufficient Access Control Vul - [Actively Exploited]
Description

Dell dbutil_2_3.sys driver contains an insufficient access control vulnerability which may lead to escalation of privileges, denial of service, or information disclosure. Local authenticated user access is required.

INFO

Published Date :

May 4, 2021, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 17, 2024, 7:47 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

2.0
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

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

Required Action :

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-21551 has a 53 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-21551 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Dell dbutil_2_3.sys
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-21551.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162604/Dell-DBUtil_2_3.sys-IOCTL-Memory-Read-Write.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162739/DELL-dbutil_2_3.sys-2.3-Arbitrary-Write-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000186019/dsa-2021-088-dell-client-platform-security-update-for-dell-driver-insufficient-access-control-vulnerability Mitigation Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Proof of concept exploit for CVE-2021-21551

C++

Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 2, 2024, 8:14 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 26, 2024, 1:37 p.m. This repo has been linked 233 different CVEs too.

All CVE - PoC in GitHub

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Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago
5 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : March 22, 2024, 3:58 p.m. This repo has been linked 928 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 6 months, 1 week ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 11, 2024, 1:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 930 different CVEs too.

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Assembly Python Shell PHP C++ C Go Ruby HTML Java

Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago
4 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 7, 2024, 2:08 p.m. This repo has been linked 305 different CVEs too.

None

Python

Updated: 3 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 21, 2024, 6:21 a.m. This repo has been linked 11 different CVEs too.

A curated compilation of extensive resources dedicated to bootkit and rootkit development.

HTML Python PowerShell

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
10 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Dec. 8, 2023, 2:07 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 11 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 18, 2023, 2:01 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Collection of BlueTeam notes to aid threat investigation and forensics.

Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 14, 2023, 5:17 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

C C++ Assembly

Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 13, 2023, 4:49 p.m. This repo has been linked 8 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 year, 5 months ago
0 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : April 8, 2023, 6:19 a.m. This repo has been linked 923 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 year, 6 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 9, 2023, 5:10 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 7 months, 1 week ago
20 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : Feb. 14, 2023, 6:10 p.m. This repo has been linked 921 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago
13 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Feb. 6, 2023, 8:56 a.m. This repo has been linked 6 different CVEs too.

Dell Driver EoP (CVE-2021-21551)

C++

Updated: 1 month ago
26 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : Jan. 7, 2023, 2:42 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-21551 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-21551 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 17, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:dell:dbutil_2_3.sys:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:dell:dbutil_2_3.sys:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.3
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 16, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Dell dbutil_2_3.sys driver contains an insufficient access control vulnerability which may lead to escalation of privileges, denial of service, or information disclosure. Local authenticated user access is required. Dell dbutil_2_3.sys driver contains an insufficient access control vulnerability which may lead to escalation of privileges, denial of service, or information disclosure. Local authenticated user access is required.
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 09, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 05, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE Dell CWE-285
    Added CWE Dell CWE-782
    Removed CWE Reason CWE-285 / More specific CWE option available
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 14, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-863
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 27, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162604/Dell-DBUtil_2_3.sys-IOCTL-Memory-Read-Write.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162604/Dell-DBUtil_2_3.sys-IOCTL-Memory-Read-Write.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162739/DELL-dbutil_2_3.sys-2.3-Arbitrary-Write-Privilege-Escalation.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162739/DELL-dbutil_2_3.sys-2.3-Arbitrary-Write-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162739/DELL-dbutil_2_3.sys-2.3-Arbitrary-Write-Privilege-Escalation.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 17, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162604/Dell-DBUtil_2_3.sys-IOCTL-Memory-Read-Write.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    May. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:dell:debutil_2_3.sys:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:dell:dbutil_2_3.sys:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 07, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000186019/dsa-2021-088-dell-client-platform-security-update-for-dell-driver-insufficient-access-control-vulnerability No Types Assigned https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000186019/dsa-2021-088-dell-client-platform-security-update-for-dell-driver-insufficient-access-control-vulnerability Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-863
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:dell:debutil_2_3.sys:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-21551 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-21551 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.30 }} 0.08%

score

0.69474

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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