6.7
MEDIUM
CVE-2021-43589
"Dell EMC Unity OS Command Injection Elevation of Privilege"
Description

Dell EMC Unity, Dell EMC UnityVSA and Dell EMC Unity XT versions prior to 5.1.2.0.5.007 contain an operating system (OS) command injection Vulnerability. A locally authenticated user with high privileges may potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the execution of arbitrary OS commands on the Unity underlying OS, with the privileges of the vulnerable application. Exploitation may lead to an elevation of privilege.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 24, 2022, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:29 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

0.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-43589 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 emc_unity_operating_environment
2 Dell emc_unity_xt_operating_environment
3 Dell emc_unityvsa_operating_environment
4 Dell unity_operating_environment
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-43589 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.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000194836/dsa-2021-271-dell-emc-unity-dell-emc-unity-vsa-and-dell-emc-unity-xt-security-update-for-multiple-vulnerabilities
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 28, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000194836/dsa-2021-271-dell-emc-unity-dell-emc-unity-vsa-and-dell-emc-unity-xt-security-update-for-multiple-vulnerabilities No Types Assigned https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000194836/dsa-2021-271-dell-emc-unity-dell-emc-unity-vsa-and-dell-emc-unity-xt-security-update-for-multiple-vulnerabilities Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-78
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_unity_operating_environment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.1.2.0.5.007 *cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_unity_xt_operating_environment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.1.2.0.5.007 *cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_unityvsa_operating_environment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.1.2.0.5.007
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

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.10720

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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