CVE-2021-36296
Dell VNX2 OE for File versions 8.1.21.266 and earlier, contain an authenticated remote code...
Dell VNX2 OE for File versions 8.1.21.266 and earlier, contain an authenticated remote code execution vulnerability. A remote malicious user with privileges may exploit this vulnerability to execute commands on the system.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- 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 VNX2 OE for File versions 8.1.21.266 and earlier, contain an authenticated remote code execution vulnerability. A remote malicious user with privileges may exploit this vulnerability to execute commands on the system.
- Record
CVE-2021-36296- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-22916
Dell VNX2 OE for File versions 8.1.21.266 and earlier, contain an authenticated remote code execution vulnerability. A remote malicious user with privileges may exploit this vulnerability to execute commands on the system.
- Record
EUVD-2021-22916- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5w8m-7p89-xq72 No score
Dell VNX2 OE for File versions 8.1.21.266 and earlier, contain an authenticated remote code...
Dell VNX2 OE for File versions 8.1.21.266 and earlier, contain an authenticated remote code execution vulnerability. A remote malicious user with privileges may exploit this vulnerability to execute commands on the system.
- Record
GHSA-5w8m-7p89-xq72- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Dell VNX2 OE for File versions 8.1.21.266 and earlier, contain an authenticated remote code execution vulnerability. A remote malicious user with privileges may exploit this vulnerability to execute commands on the system.
- Record
CVE-2021-36296- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-78
- 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-2021-36296 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Dell Emc Unity Operating Environment, published January 25, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.81%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.