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Vulnerability record · CVE-2021-21589 · published 12 July 2021

CVE-2021-21589: Dell emc unity operating environment vulnerability

Dell · Emc Unity Operating Environment

Dell EMC Unity, Unity XT, and UnityVSA versions prior to 5.1.0.0.5.394 do not exit on failed Initialization. A local authenticated Service user could potentially exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges.

6.7 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.19% · top 92.0%
6.7CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 4.6
0.19%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
3Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Dell EMC Unity, Unity XT, and UnityVSA versions prior to 5.1.0.0.5.394 do not exit on failed Initialization. A local authenticated Service user could potentially exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000189204 Vendor Advisory
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000189204 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2021-21589), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.