CVE-2021-36288
Dell VNX2 for File version 8.1.21.266 and earlier, contain a path traversal vulnerability which...
Dell VNX2 for File version 8.1.21.266 and earlier, contain a path traversal vulnerability which may lead unauthenticated users to read/write restricted files
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Dell VNX2 for File version 8.1.21.266 and earlier, contain a path traversal vulnerability which may lead unauthenticated users to read/write restricted files
- Record
CVE-2021-36288- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-22908
Dell VNX2 for File version 8.1.21.266 and earlier, contain a path traversal vulnerability which may lead unauthenticated users to read/write restricted files
- Record
EUVD-2021-22908- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q6fx-xrr4-6vh5
Dell VNX2 for File version 8.1.21.266 and earlier, contain a path traversal vulnerability which...
Dell VNX2 for File version 8.1.21.266 and earlier, contain a path traversal vulnerability which may lead unauthenticated users to read/write restricted files
- Record
GHSA-q6fx-xrr4-6vh5- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Dell VNX2 for File version 8.1.21.266 and earlier, contain a path traversal vulnerability which may lead unauthenticated users to read/write restricted files
- Record
CVE-2021-36288- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- 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-2021-36288 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.6) in Dell Vnx2, published April 8, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.03%, the 63rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.