High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 10, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-21601
CVE-2021-21601
Description
Dell EMC Data Protection Search, 19.4 and prior, and IDPA, 2.6.1 and prior, contain an Information Exposure in Log File Vulnerability in CIS. A local low privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the disclosure of certain user credentials. The attacker may be able to use the exposed credentials to access the vulnerable application with the privileges of the compromised account.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_data_protection_search:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_data_protection_search:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <19.5
- (no CPE)range: <=19.4
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_integrated_data_protection_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <2.7
Patches
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References
1- www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000189555nvdPatchVendor Advisory
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