CVE-2021-21588
Dell EMC PowerFlex, v3.5.x contain a Cross-Site WebSocket Hijacking Vulnerability in the...
Dell EMC PowerFlex, v3.5.x contain a Cross-Site WebSocket Hijacking Vulnerability in the Presentation Server/WebUI. An unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability by tricking the user into performing unwanted actions on the Presentation Server and perform which may lead to configuration changes.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Dell EMC PowerFlex, v3.5.x contain a Cross-Site WebSocket Hijacking Vulnerability in the Presentation Server/WebUI. An unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability by tricking the user into performing unwanted actions on the Presentation Server and perform which may lead to configuration changes.
- Record
CVE-2021-21588- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-345
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-8860
Dell EMC PowerFlex, v3.5.x contain a Cross-Site WebSocket Hijacking Vulnerability in the Presentation Server/WebUI. An unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability by tricking the user into performing unwanted actions on the Presentation Server and perform which may lead to configuration changes.
- Record
EUVD-2021-8860- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-592w-856w-97c3 No score
Dell EMC PowerFlex, v3.5.x contain a Cross-Site WebSocket Hijacking Vulnerability in the...
Dell EMC PowerFlex, v3.5.x contain a Cross-Site WebSocket Hijacking Vulnerability in the Presentation Server/WebUI. An unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability by tricking the user into performing unwanted actions on the Presentation Server and perform which may lead to configuration changes.
- Record
GHSA-592w-856w-97c3- Weakness
- CWE-345
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Dell EMC PowerFlex, v3.5.x contain a Cross-Site WebSocket Hijacking Vulnerability in the Presentation Server/WebUI. An unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability by tricking the user into performing unwanted actions on the Presentation Server and perform which may lead to configuration changes.
- Record
CVE-2021-21588- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-345
- 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-2021-21588 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Dell Powerflex, published July 12, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. No source names a fixed version.