Medium severity5.7NVD Advisory· Published Jul 12, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-21589
CVE-2021-21589
Description
Dell EMC Unity, Unity XT, and UnityVSA versions prior to 5.1.0.0.5.394 do not exit on failed Initialization. A local authenticated Service user could potentially exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges.
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Affected products
7- cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_unity_operating_environment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <5.1.0.0.5.394
- cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_unity_xt_operating_environment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <5.1.0.0.5.394
- cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_unityvsa_operating_environment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <5.1.0.0.5.394
Patches
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References
1- www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000189204nvdVendor Advisory
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