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CVE-2021-21507 — Dell X1008P Firmware security vulnerability

Critical CVSS 9.8

Dell EMC Networking X-Series firmware versions prior to 3.0.1.8 and Dell EMC PowerEdge VRTX Switch Module firmware versions prior to 2.0.0.82 contain a Weak Password Encryption Vulnerability. A remote unauthenticated 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 system with privileges of the compromised account.

Severity
Critical
CVSS
9.8 (3.1)
Published
2021-04-30
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
operating-system
Weaknesses
CWE-261, CWE-326

Affected products

  • dell / x1008p_firmware
  • dell / x1018p_firmware
  • dell / x1026p_firmware
  • dell / x1052p_firmware
  • dell / x4012_firmware
  • dell / r1-2401_firmware

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Matched remediation archetype

Cryptography, certificate, signature, and channel validation

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Check exposure

  • Inventory affected algorithms, key uses, trust stores, certificate validation settings, random sources, and plaintext channels across clients and services.
  • Determine which secrets, identities, signatures, or data protections depend on the affected primitive or validation path.
  • Check debug, compatibility, fallback, and hostname or audience override settings in build and runtime configuration.

Remediate safely

  • Use a maintained platform cryptographic API with approved algorithms, modes, parameters, randomness, and full peer identity validation.
  • Remove insecure fallback and validation bypasses; separate keys by purpose and load them from managed secret storage.
  • Plan rotation or reissuance for affected keys, certificates, tokens, hashes, or ciphertext and document compatibility sequencing.

Authoritative sources

Complete CVE record and remediation plan

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