CVE-2021-21546
Dell EMC NetWorker versions 18.x,19.x prior to 19.3.0.4 and 19.4.0.0 contain an Information...
Dell EMC NetWorker versions 18.x,19.x prior to 19.3.0.4 and 19.4.0.0 contain an Information Disclosure in Log Files vulnerability. A local low-privileged user of the Networker server could potentially exploit this vulnerability to read plain-text credentials from server log files.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Dell EMC NetWorker versions 18.x,19.x prior to 19.3.0.4 and 19.4.0.0 contain an Information Disclosure in Log Files vulnerability. A local low-privileged user of the Networker server could potentially exploit this vulnerability to read plain-text credentials from server log files.
- Record
CVE-2021-21546- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-8818
Dell EMC NetWorker versions 18.x,19.x prior to 19.3.0.4 and 19.4.0.0 contain an Information Disclosure in Log Files vulnerability. A local low-privileged user of the Networker server could potentially exploit this vulnerability to read plain-text credentials from server log files.
- Record
EUVD-2021-8818- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w8j7-wmgq-54j8 No score
Dell EMC NetWorker versions 18.x,19.x prior to 19.3.0.4 and 19.4.0.0 contain an Information...
Dell EMC NetWorker versions 18.x,19.x prior to 19.3.0.4 and 19.4.0.0 contain an Information Disclosure in Log Files vulnerability. A local low-privileged user of the Networker server could potentially exploit this vulnerability to read plain-text credentials from server log files.
- Record
GHSA-w8j7-wmgq-54j8- Weakness
- CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Dell EMC NetWorker versions 18.x,19.x prior to 19.3.0.4 and 19.4.0.0 contain an Information Disclosure in Log Files vulnerability. A local low-privileged user of the Networker server could potentially exploit this vulnerability to read plain-text credentials from server log files.
- Record
CVE-2021-21546- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-21546 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Dell Emc Networker, published July 29, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.24%, the 15th percentile. No source names a fixed version.