CVE-2021-21550 Command injection in PowerScale OneFS

Medium 6.0 Published Updated

Authenticated users with SSH or console access can execute arbitrary OS commands to escalate privileges in Dell PowerScale OneFS.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-21550?

CVE-2021-21550 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Dell Emc Powerscale Onefs, published on 6 May 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Dell EMC PowerScale OneFS 8.1.0-9.1.0 contain an improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command vulnerability. This vulnerability can allow an authenticated user with ISI_PRIV_LOGIN_SSH or ISI_PRIV_LOGIN_CONSOLE privileges to escalate privileges.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-21550?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dell Emc Powerscale Onefs.

How do I fix CVE-2021-21550?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-21550 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2021-21550 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-21550 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Dell Emc Powerscale Onefs vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v765-4wqm-22jh.

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