CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-21522

HIGH
8.2
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

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.

CWE-255

How to fix

Remediation Available
latitude 5285 2-in-1 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.13.0Fixed in:1.13.0CVE-2021-21522derived from NVD
latitude 5289 2-in-1 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.23.1Fixed in:1.23.1CVE-2021-21522derived from NVD
latitude 5290 2-in-1 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.16.0Fixed in:1.16.0CVE-2021-21522derived from NVD
latitude 7210 2-in-1 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.7.0Fixed in:1.7.0CVE-2021-21522derived from NVD
latitude 7212 rugged extreme tablet firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.33.0Fixed in:1.33.0CVE-2021-21522derived from NVD
latitude 7280 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.21.1Fixed in:1.21.1CVE-2021-21522derived from NVD
latitude 7285 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.11.0Fixed in:1.11.0CVE-2021-21522derived from NVD
latitude 7290 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.20.0Fixed in:1.20.0CVE-2021-21522derived from NVD
latitude 7310 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.7.0Fixed in:1.7.0CVE-2021-21522derived from NVD
latitude 7370 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.24.3Fixed in:1.24.3CVE-2021-21522derived from NVD
latitude 7389 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.23.1Fixed in:1.23.1CVE-2021-21522derived from NVD
latitude 7390 2-in-1 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.19.0Fixed in:1.19.0CVE-2021-21522derived from NVD
latitude 7410 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.7.0Fixed in:1.7.0CVE-2021-21522derived from NVD
latitude 7420 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.7.1Fixed in:1.7.1CVE-2021-21522derived from NVD
latitude 7480 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.21.1Fixed in:1.21.1CVE-2021-21522derived from NVD
latitude 7490 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.20.1Fixed in:1.20.1CVE-2021-21522derived from NVD
latitude 9410 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.7.0Fixed in:1.7.0CVE-2021-21522derived from NVD
latitude 9510 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.6.0Fixed in:1.6.0CVE-2021-21522derived from NVD
precision 3640 tower firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.6.2Fixed in:1.6.2CVE-2021-21522derived from NVD
precision 5510 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.17.0Fixed in:1.17.0CVE-2021-21522derived from NVD
precision 5520 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.23.1Fixed in:1.23.1CVE-2021-21522derived from NVD
precision 5530 2-in-1 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.14.10Fixed in:1.14.10CVE-2021-21522derived from NVD
xps 13 9360 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 2.16.0Fixed in:2.16.0CVE-2021-21522derived from NVD
xps 13 9370 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.15.0Fixed in:1.15.0CVE-2021-21522derived from NVD
xps 15 9575 2-in-1 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.16.2Fixed in:1.16.2CVE-2021-21522derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredHigh
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.23%probability of exploitation in 30 days
13thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 13% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1
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