Dell EMC Networking S4100 and S5200 Series Switches manufactured prior to February 2020 contain a hardcoded credential vulnerability. A remote unauthenticated malicious user could exploit this vulnerability and gain administrative privileges.
This vulnerability carries a CRITICAL severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.8, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 13 products from dell, from dell, from dell and 10 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Reported in 2021, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.
2021-07-19T22:15:09.543
2024-11-21T05:33:57.707
Modified
CVSSv3.1: 9.8 (CRITICAL)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
10.0
10.0
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware | dell | emc_powerswitch_s4112f-on | - | Yes |
| Hardware | dell | emc_powerswitch_s4112t-on | - | Yes |
| Hardware | dell | emc_powerswitch_s4128f-on | - | Yes |
| Hardware | dell | emc_powerswitch_s4128t-on | - | Yes |
| Hardware | dell | emc_powerswitch_s4148f-on | - | Yes |
| Hardware | dell | emc_powerswitch_s4148fe-on | - | Yes |
| Hardware | dell | emc_powerswitch_s4148t-on | - | Yes |
| Hardware | dell | emc_powerswitch_s4148u-on | - | Yes |
| Hardware | dell | emc_powerswitch_s5212f-on | * | Yes |
| Hardware | dell | emc_powerswitch_s5224f-on | - | Yes |
| Hardware | dell | emc_powerswitch_s5232f-on | - | Yes |
| Hardware | dell | emc_powerswitch_s5248f-on | - | Yes |
| Hardware | dell | emc_powerswitch_s5296f-on | - | Yes |
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