# CVE-2021-21595: Command injection in PowerScale OneFS

> A command injection vulnerability in Dell PowerScale OneFS allows the compadmin user to elevate privileges on Smartlock WORM clusters.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Aug 2021
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g6cr-75pq-47x7

## What is CVE-2021-21595?

CVE-2021-21595 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Dell Emc Powerscale Onefs, published on 16 Aug 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 versions 8.2.x - 9.1.1.x contain an improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command. This vulnerability could allow the compadmin user to elevate privileges. This only impacts Smartlock WORM compliance mode clusters as a critical vulnerability and Dell recommends to update/upgrade at the earliest opportunity.

Weakness: CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-21595?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Emc Powerscale Onefs.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-21595?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-21595 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-21595 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-21595 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell Emc Powerscale Onefs

- [CVE-2021-21502](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21502/): Auth bypass in PowerScale OneFS (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-26851](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26851/): Information disclosure in PowerScale OneFS (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2021-21506](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21506/): Privilege escalation in PowerScale OneFS (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-22575](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22575/): Information disclosure in PowerScale OneFS (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2021-21594](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21594/): Information disclosure in PowerScale OneFS (high 8.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-21595 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-21595 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Dell Emc Powerscale Onefs, published on 16 Aug 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-21595 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell Emc Powerscale Onefs. 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-2021-21595/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21595/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-21595
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21595
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-21595

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21595/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.