Path traversal in Dell Open Manage Server Administrator
Priority LOW 31CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) versions 9.5 and prior contain a path traversal vulnerability. A remote user with admin privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability to view arbitrary files on the target system by sending a specially crafted URL request.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05358 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-21514
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2r6r-vm5x-qh4p
References
More Dell Openmanage Server Administrator vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-04604 Improper authentication in Dell Open Manage Server Administrator CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-56210 Hard-coded credentials in Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node for Windows CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-56225 OS command injection in Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node for Windows CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-40956 Improper authentication in Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node for Windows CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-56227 Dell OpenManage Server Administrator, versions prior to 11.1.0.3, contains a Use of… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-56224 Missing authentication in Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node for Windows CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-21514 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-21514 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2r6r-vm5x-qh4p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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