CVE-2021-21522

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Dell BIOS contains a Credentials Management issue. A local authenticated malicious user may potentially exploit this vul

Dell BIOS contains a Credentials Management issue. A local authenticated malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability to gain access to sensitive information on an NVMe storage by resetting the BIOS password on the system via the Manageability Interface.

HIGH · CVSS 8.2 EPSS 0.00043

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CVSS base score ≥ 7.0

Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

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Affected Products & Versions

dell latitude 5285 2-in-1 firmware< 1.13.0
dell latitude 5289 2-in-1 firmware< 1.23.1
dell latitude 5310 2-in-1 firmwareall versions
dell latitude 5290 2-in-1 firmware< 1.16.0
dell latitude 7210 2-in-1 firmware< 1.7.0
dell latitude 7212 rugged extreme tablet firmware< 1.33.0
dell latitude 7212 rugged extreme tablet firmwareall versions
dell latitude 7280 firmware< 1.21.1
Show all 33 affected productsdell latitude 7280 firmwareall versions
dell latitude 7290 firmware< 1.20.0
dell latitude 7290 firmwareall versions
dell latitude 7285 firmware< 1.11.0
dell latitude 7285 firmwareall versions
dell latitude 7370 firmware< 1.24.3
dell latitude 7370 firmwareall versions
dell latitude 7310 firmware< 1.7.0
dell latitude 7380 firmwareall versions
dell latitude 7389 firmware< 1.23.1
dell latitude 7390 firmwareall versions
dell latitude 7410 firmware< 1.7.0
dell latitude 7390 2-in-1 firmware< 1.19.0
dell latitude 7420 firmware< 1.7.1
dell latitude 7480 firmware< 1.21.1
dell latitude 7490 firmware< 1.20.1
dell latitude 9410 firmware< 1.7.0
dell latitude 9510 firmware< 1.6.0
dell precision 3640 tower firmware< 1.6.2
dell precision 5520 firmware< 1.23.1
dell precision 5510 firmware< 1.17.0
dell precision 5530 2-in-1 firmware< 1.14.10
dell xps 13 9360 firmware< 2.16.0
dell xps 13 9370 firmware< 1.15.0
dell xps 15 9575 2-in-1 firmware< 1.16.2

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Scoring & Timeline

8.2

HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · security_alert@emc.com

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Attack Vector

Network Adjacent Local Physical

Attack Complexity

Low High

Privileges Required

None Low High

User Interaction

None Required

Scope

Unchanged Changed

Confidentiality

None Low High

Integrity

None Low High

Availability

None Low High

Published to NVD28 Sep 2021 · 08:15 PM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000191495Vendor Advisory

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