# CVE-2021-21587: Information disclosure in Wyse Management Suite

> A local unauthenticated attacker can obtain file and folder paths in Dell Wyse Management Suite, leading to information disclosure.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Jul 2021
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9ww5-fqmw-qv7w

## What is CVE-2021-21587?

CVE-2021-21587 is a medium-severity 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

Dell Wyse Management Suite versions 3.2 and earlier contain a full path disclosure vulnerability. A local unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability in order to obtain the path of files and folders.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-21587?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Wyse Management Suite.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-21587?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-21587 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-21587 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-21587 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell Wyse Management Suite

- [CVE-2026-41120](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-41120/): Deserialization in Wyse Management Suite (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-36336](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36336/): Deserialization in Wyse Management Suite (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-44272](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-44272/): SQL injection in Wyse Management Suite (WMS) (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-22765](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-22765/): Missing authorization in Wyse Management Suite (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-46754](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-46754/): Missing authorization in Wyse Management Suite (high 8.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-21587 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-21587 is a medium-severity 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-21587 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell Wyse Management Suite. 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-2021-21587/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21587/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-21587
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21587
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-21587

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21587/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.