CVE-2021-21514 Path traversal in Dell Open Manage Server Administrator

What is CVE-2021-21514?

CVE-2021-21514 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Dell Open Manage Server Administrator, published on 2 Mar 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) versions 9.5 and prior contain a path traversal vulnerability. A remote user with admin privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability to view arbitrary files on the target system by sending a specially crafted URL request.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-21514?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dell Openmanage Server Administrator.

How do I fix CVE-2021-21514?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-21514 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2021-21514 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-21514 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Other vulnerabilities in Dell Open Manage Server Administrator

• CVE-2021-21513 Auth bypass in Dell Open Manage Server Administrator High 8.6
• CVE-2026-81442 Privilege escalation in OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node (Patch) for Windows High 8.1
• CVE-2026-81475 Auth bypass in OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node (Patch) for Windows High 8.1
• CVE-2026-81476 Dell OpenManage Server Administrator, versions prior to 11.1.0.3, contains an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Comm High 8.1
• CVE-2026-81478 Hardcoded credentials in OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node (Patch) for Windows High 8.1

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-2r6r-vm5x-qh4p.