PT-2021-23887 · Dell · Powerpath Management Appliance

Published 2021-12-21 · Updated 2022-01-05 · CVE-2021-43587

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 PowerPath Management Appliance versions 2.6, 3.0, 3.0 P01, 3.1, 3.2

Description The issue is related to the use of a hard-coded cryptographic key in the Dell PowerPath Management Appliance. A local high-privileged malicious user may potentially exploit this to gain access to secrets and elevate to gain higher privileges.

Recommendations For versions 2.6, 3.0, 3.0 P01, 3.1, 3.2, consider disabling any functionality that relies on the hard-coded cryptographic key until a patch is available. Restrict access to sensitive areas of the appliance to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the appliance for sensitive operations until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-321

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-43587

Affected Products

Powerpath Management Appliance

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43587 · Security Note
• https://dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000194083/dsa-2021-260 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-43587 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/24955 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/34441 · Telegram Post