CVE-2021-21599 Command injection in PowerScale OneFS
Privileged users can execute arbitrary OS commands to escalate privileges and bypass compliance in Smartlock WORM mode clusters.
- 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-2021-21599?
CVE-2021-21599 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 - 9.2.1.x contain an OS command injection vulnerability. This may allow a user with ISI_PRIV_LOGIN_SSH or ISI_PRIV_LOGIN_CONSOLE to escalate privileges and escape the compliance guarantees. This only impacts Smartlock WORM compliance mode clusters as a critical vulnerability and Dell recommends to update/upgrade at the earliest opportunity.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-21599?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dell Emc Powerscale Onefs.
How do I fix CVE-2021-21599?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-21599 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-2021-21599 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-21599 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Dell Emc Powerscale Onefs
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8crx-q2g6-rw8x.