# CVE-2021-21530: Command injection in OpenManage Enterprise

> An authenticated low-privilege user can exploit a command injection flaw to escape restricted environments, gaining sensitive information and elevated privileges.

- **Severity:** High 8.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Apr 2021
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w2cq-9r8h-pfww

## What is CVE-2021-21530?

CVE-2021-21530 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Dell OpenManage Enterprise, published on 30 Apr 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell OpenManage Enterprise-Modular (OME-M) versions prior to 1.30.00 contain a security bypass vulnerability. An authenticated malicious user with low privileges may potentially exploit the vulnerability to escape from the restricted environment and gain access to sensitive information in the system, resulting in information disclosure and elevation of privilege.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-21530?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Openmanage Enterprise-Modular.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-21530?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-21530 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-21530 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-21530 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-21530 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-21530 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Dell OpenManage Enterprise, published on 30 Apr 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-21530 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell OpenManage Enterprise. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21530/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21530/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-21530
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21530
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-21530

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21530/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.