CVE-2021-43587 Hardcoded credentials in PowerPath Management Appliance
A local high-privileged user can exploit a hard-coded cryptographic key to access secrets and elevate privileges on Dell PowerPath Management Appliance.
- 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-2021-43587?
CVE-2021-43587 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell PowerPath Management Appliance, published on 21 Dec 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Dell PowerPath Management Appliance, versions 3.2, 3.1, 3.0 P01, 3.0, and 2.6, use hard-coded cryptographic key. A local high-privileged malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability to gain access to secrets and elevate to gain higher privileges.
Weakness: CWE-321
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-43587?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dell Powerpath Management Appliance.
How do I fix CVE-2021-43587?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-43587 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-43587 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-43587 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Dell PowerPath Management Appliance
- CVE-2022-34446 Missing authorization in PowerPath Management Appliance
- CVE-2022-34448 Cross-site request forgery in PowerPath Management Appliance
- CVE-2022-34447 Command injection in PowerPath Management Appliance
- CVE-2022-34450 Privilege escalation in PowerPath Management Appliance
- CVE-2022-34449 Hardcoded credentials in PowerPath Management Appliance
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4g7j-2h92-xxp4.