CVE-2021-21548

high

Description

Dell EMC Unisphere for PowerMax versions before 9.1.0.27, Dell EMC Unisphere for PowerMax Virtual Appliance versions before 9.1.0.27, and PowerMax OS Release 5978 contain an improper certificate validation vulnerability. An unauthenticated remote attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability to carry out a man-in-the-middle attack by supplying a crafted certificate and intercepting the victim's traffic to view or modify a victim’s data in transit.

References

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-uk/000189606/dsa-2021-134-dell-emc-unisphere-for-powermax-dell-emc-unisphere-for-powermax-virtual-appliance-dell-emc-solutions-enabler-virtual-appliance-and-dell-emc-powermax-embedded-management-security-update-for-multiple-third-party-component-vulnerabilities

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2023-03-17

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N