CVE-2021-21586 Path traversal in Wyse Management Suite

High 8.1 Published Updated

Remote authenticated attackers can read arbitrary files on the system via an absolute path traversal vulnerability in Wyse Management Suite.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-21586?

CVE-2021-21586 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Dell Wyse Management Suite, published on 15 Jul 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Wyse Management Suite versions 3.2 and earlier contain an absolute path traversal vulnerability. A remote authenticated malicious user could exploit this vulnerability in order to read arbitrary files on the system.

Weakness: CWE-22, CWE-36

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-21586?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dell Wyse Management Suite.

How do I fix CVE-2021-21586?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-21586 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-2021-21586 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-21586 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Dell Wyse Management Suite vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h763-4gwg-x6g4.

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