XML external entity injection in Dell SRS Policy Manager
Priority LOW 35CWE-611Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
SRS Policy Manager 6.X is affected by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) vulnerability due to a misconfigured XML parser that processes user-supplied DTD input without sufficient validation. A remote unauthenticated attacker can potentially exploit this vulnerability to read system files as a non-root user and may be able to temporarily disrupt the ESRS service.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01452 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed SRS Policy Manager (Dell): 7.0
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell | SRS Policy Manager | before 7.0 | 7.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- SRS Policy Manager VendorDell Affected before 7.0 Fixed in 7.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA SRS Policy Manager (Dell) Fixed in 7.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-21517
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g33j-xwrp-hpfv
References
Sources
- CVE-2021-21517 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-21517 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g33j-xwrp-hpfv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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