CVE-2021-36315
Status: ModifiedMedium (6.8)—
Dell EMC PowerScale Nodes contain a hardware design flaw. This may allow a local unauthenticated user to escalate privileges. This also affects Compliance mode and for Compliance mode clusters, is a critical vulnerability. Dell EMC recommends applying the workaround at your earliest opportunity.
CVSS
- Version: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Base score: 6.8
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.25%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 15
- Score date: 10/6/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (19)
Dell — EMC Powerscale Nodes A100 FirmwareDell — EMC Powerscale Nodes A2000 FirmwareDell — EMC Powerscale Nodes A200 FirmwareDell — EMC Powerscale Nodes A3000 FirmwareDell — EMC Powerscale Nodes A300 FirmwareDell — EMC Powerscale Nodes F200 FirmwareDell — EMC Powerscale Nodes F600 FirmwareDell — EMC Powerscale Nodes F800 FirmwareDell — EMC Powerscale Nodes F810 FirmwareDell — EMC Powerscale Nodes H400 FirmwareDell — EMC Powerscale Nodes H500 FirmwareDell — EMC Powerscale Nodes H5600 FirmwareDell — EMC Powerscale Nodes H600 FirmwareDell — EMC Powerscale Nodes H7000 FirmwareDell — EMC Powerscale Nodes H700 FirmwareDell — EMC Powerscale Nodes Nl410 FirmwareDell — EMC Powerscale Nodes S210 FirmwareDell — EMC Powerscale Nodes X210 FirmwareDell — EMC Powerscale Nodes X410 Firmware
CWEs
- NVD-CWE-noinfo
References
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