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CVE-2021-36317

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.7 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-12-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-256

Description

Dell EMC Avamar Server version 19.4 contains a plain-text password storage vulnerability in AvInstaller. A local attacker could 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.

Affected products

• Dell Emc Avamar Server: 19.4
• Dell Emc Powerprotect Data Protection Appliance: 2.7

References

• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-09
• https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000193369
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-09
• https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000193369

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