Dell BSAFE Micro Edition Suite, versions before 4.5.2, contain an Observable Timing Discrepancy Vulnerability.
Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-208Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-208.
Summary
Dell BSAFE Micro Edition Suite, versions before 4.5.2, contain an Observable Timing Discrepancy Vulnerability.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00529 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed BSAFE Micro Edition Suite (Dell): 4.5.2
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA BSAFE Micro Edition Suite (Dell) Fixed in 4.5.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-21575
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c7rp-5prq-c624
References
More Dell Bsafe Micro-edition-suite vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-17861 Improper signature verification in Dell BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-17859 Information disclosure in Dell BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-17855 Dell BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition, versions before 4.1.5, and Dell BSAFE Micro Edition… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-17729 Improper input validation in Dell BSAFE Micro Edition Suite CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-17728 Improper input validation in Dell BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-17727 Dell BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition, versions before 4.1.5, and Dell BSAFE Micro Edition… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-21575 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-21575 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c7rp-5prq-c624 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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