Medium severity6.4NVD Advisory· Published Apr 30, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-21547
CVE-2021-21547
Description
Dell EMC Unity, UnityVSA, and Unity XT versions prior to 5.0.7.0.5.008 contain a plain-text password storage vulnerability when the Dell Upgrade Readiness Utility is run on the system. The credentials of the Unisphere Administrator are stored in plain text. A local malicious user with high privileges may use the exposed password to gain access with the privileges of the compromised user.
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References
1- www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000185484nvdPatchVendor Advisory
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