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Vulnerability record · CVE-2021-21545 · published 12 April 2021

CVE-2021-21545: Dell peripheral manager uncontrolled search path element vulnerability

Dell · Peripheral Manager

Dell Peripheral Manager 1.3.1 or greater contains remediation for a local privilege escalation vulnerability that could be potentially exploited to gain arbitrary code execution on the system with privileges of the system user.

7.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.28% · top 81.3% CWE-427 · Uncontrolled search path element
7.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 7.2
0.28%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Dell Peripheral Manager 1.3.1 or greater contains remediation for a local privilege escalation vulnerability that could be potentially exploited to gain arbitrary code execution on the system with privileges of the system user.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000185100/dsa-2021-079-dell-client-security-update-for-dell-peripheral-manager- Vendor Advisory
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000185100/dsa-2021-079-dell-client-security-update-for-dell-peripheral-manager- Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2021-21545), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.