Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Dell EMC Enterprise Storage Analytics for…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-256.
Summary
Dell EMC Enterprise Storage Analytics for vRealize Operations, versions 4.0.1 to 6.2.1, contain a Plain-text password storage vulnerability. A local high privileged malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the disclosure of certain user credentials. The attacker may be able to use the exposed credentials to access the vulnerable application with privileges of the compromised account.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Dell EMC Enterprise Storage Analytics for vRealize Operations (Dell) Fixed in 6.2.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-43590
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cvp7-mwvx-wmc7
References
Sources
- CVE-2021-43590 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-43590 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cvp7-mwvx-wmc7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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