CVE-2021-36295 Command injection in VNX Control Station
An authenticated remote attacker can execute arbitrary commands on Dell VNX2 OE for File systems, requiring a patch to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-36295?
CVE-2021-36295 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Dell VNX Control Station, published on 25 Jan 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Dell VNX2 OE for File versions 8.1.21.266 and earlier, contain an authenticated remote code execution vulnerability. A remote malicious user with privileges may exploit this vulnerability to execute commands on the system.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-36295?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dell Emc Unity Operating Environment.
How do I fix CVE-2021-36295?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-36295 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-2021-36295 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-36295 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Dell VNX Control Station
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xj65-m9r8-w48c.