Dell EMC Unisphere PowerMax <9.1.0.27 Improper Cert Validation (MIM)
CVE-2021-21548 Published on March 17, 2023
Dell EMC Unisphere for PowerMax versions before 9.1.0.27, Dell EMC Unisphere for PowerMax Virtual Appliance versions before 9.1.0.27, and PowerMax OS Release 5978 contain an improper certificate validation vulnerability. An unauthenticated remote attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability to carry out a man-in-the-middle attack by supplying a crafted certificate and intercepting the victim's traffic to view or modify a victims data in transit.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2021-21548 is exploitable with local system access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
Improper Certificate Validation
The software does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. When a certificate is invalid or malicious, it might allow an attacker to spoof a trusted entity by interfering in the communication path between the host and client. The software might connect to a malicious host while believing it is a trusted host, or the software might be deceived into accepting spoofed data that appears to originate from a trusted host.
Products Associated with CVE-2021-21548
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Affected Versions
Unisphere for PowerMax, Dell EMC Unisphere for PowerMax Virtual Appliance , PowerMax OS:- Version Versions before 9.1.0.27 is affected.
- Version 5978 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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