CVE-2021-36312

Q: How do I fix CVE-2021-36312?

Upgrade cloudlink to 7.1.1 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2021-36312 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2021-36312 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.0% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 61% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2021-36312?

CVE-2021-36312 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2021-36312 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for cloudlink (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

CRITICAL

9.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Dell EMC CloudLink 7.1 and all prior versions contain a Hard-coded Password Vulnerability. A remote high privileged attacker, with the knowledge of the hard-coded credentials, may potentially exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the system.

CWE-259

How to fix

Remediation Available

cloudlinkNVD

Affected:< 7.1.1Fixed in:7.1.1CVE-2021-36312derived from NVD

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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 VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.04%probability of exploitation in 30 days

61stpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 61% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

dell.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-259 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-5222	Medium	6.3	75%	-	-
CVE-2024-7332	Critical	9.8	21%	-	-
CVE-2012-5862	High	10.0	12%	-	-
CVE-2026-20316	Medium	5.3	9.8%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-51629	High	8.8	3.9%	-	Fix
CVE-2025-8730	Critical	9.8	3.2%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2021-36312?

Upgrade cloudlink to 7.1.1 or later.

Is CVE-2021-36312 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2021-36312 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.0% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 61% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2021-36312?

CVE-2021-36312 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2021-36312 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for cloudlink (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.