PT-2021-14574 · Dell · Dell Bios

Published 2021-09-28 · Updated 2023-06-30 · CVE-2021-21522

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.2

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Dell BIOS (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to Credentials Management in Dell BIOS. A local authenticated malicious user may potentially exploit this to gain access to sensitive information on an NVMe storage by resetting the BIOS password via the Manageability Interface.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-255

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-21522

Affected Products

Dell Bios

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21522 · Security Note
• https://dell.com/support/kbdoc/000191495 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-21522 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/29606 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/21606 · Telegram Post