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Fencer Vulns
low 2.7

CVE-2021-21544 json

Dell EMC iDRAC9 versions prior to 4.40.00.00 contain an improper authentication vulnerability.

published 2021-04-30 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-8816

cvss
2.7
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.9%
EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 60%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Dell EMC iDRAC9 versions prior to 4.40.00.00 contain an improper authentication vulnerability. A remote authenticated malicious user with high privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability to manipulate the username field under the comment section and set the value to any user.

Patch / fix

  • Dell Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) 4.40.00.00

Exploit prediction

0.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 2.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD 3.1 2.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

  • Dell Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC)

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-602 Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security
  • CWE-287 Improper Authentication

References

Sources

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