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CVE-2021-36315

Dell EMC PowerScale Nodes contain a hardware design flaw. This may allow a local unauthenticated user to escalate privileges. This also affects Compliance mode and for Compliance mode clusters, is a critical vulnerability. Dell EMC recommends applying the workaround at your earliest opportunity.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.8, 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 38 products from dell, from dell, from dell and 35 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

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.

Published

2021-11-12T23:15:08.367

Last Modified

2024-11-21T06:13:28.913

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
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Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System dell emc_powerscale_nodes_a100_firmware - Yes
Hardware dell emc_powerscale_nodes_a100 - No
Operating System dell emc_powerscale_nodes_s210_firmware - Yes
Hardware dell emc_powerscale_nodes_s210 - No
Operating System dell emc_powerscale_nodes_x410_firmware - Yes
Hardware dell emc_powerscale_nodes_x410 - No
Operating System dell emc_powerscale_nodes_h400_firmware - Yes
Hardware dell emc_powerscale_nodes_h400 - No
Operating System dell emc_powerscale_nodes_x210_firmware - Yes
Hardware dell emc_powerscale_nodes_x210 - No
Operating System dell emc_powerscale_nodes_nl410_firmware - Yes
Hardware dell emc_powerscale_nodes_nl410 - No
Operating System dell emc_powerscale_nodes_a200_firmware - Yes
Hardware dell emc_powerscale_nodes_a200 - No
Operating System dell emc_powerscale_nodes_a2000_firmware - Yes
Hardware dell emc_powerscale_nodes_a2000 - No
Operating System dell emc_powerscale_nodes_h400_firmware - Yes
Hardware dell emc_powerscale_nodes_h400 - No
Operating System dell emc_powerscale_nodes_h500_firmware - Yes
Hardware dell emc_powerscale_nodes_h500 - No
Operating System dell emc_powerscale_nodes_h600_firmware - Yes
Hardware dell emc_powerscale_nodes_h600 - No
Operating System dell emc_powerscale_nodes_h5600_firmware - Yes
Hardware dell emc_powerscale_nodes_h5600 - No
Operating System dell emc_powerscale_nodes_f800_firmware - Yes
Hardware dell emc_powerscale_nodes_f800 - No
Operating System dell emc_powerscale_nodes_f810_firmware - Yes
Hardware dell emc_powerscale_nodes_f810 - No
Operating System dell emc_powerscale_nodes_f200_firmware - Yes
Hardware dell emc_powerscale_nodes_f200 - No
Operating System dell emc_powerscale_nodes_f600_firmware - Yes
Hardware dell emc_powerscale_nodes_f600 - No
Operating System dell emc_powerscale_nodes_a300_firmware - Yes
Hardware dell emc_powerscale_nodes_a300 - No
Operating System dell emc_powerscale_nodes_a3000_firmware - Yes
Hardware dell emc_powerscale_nodes_a3000 - No
Operating System dell emc_powerscale_nodes_h700_firmware - Yes
Hardware dell emc_powerscale_nodes_h700 - No
Operating System dell emc_powerscale_nodes_h7000_firmware - Yes
Hardware dell emc_powerscale_nodes_h7000 - No
References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For dell's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.