CVE-2021-21508

Credential disclosure via plaintext log storage

Published May 22, 2026 · Updated May 22, 2026

Plaintext password storage in Dell VxRail Manager before 7.0.200 allows local sys-admin users to disclose stored user credentials. Dell maps the flaw to CWE-532, indicating that VxRail Manager writes sensitive credential data to a log file, but does not identify the log or write path. Exploitation requires a sys-admin account and exposes credentials usable with the compromised accounts' privileges.

CVSS severity6.7
Medium
EPSS probability0.12%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Plaintext password storage in Dell VxRail Manager before 7.0.200 allows local sys-admin users to disclose stored user credentials. Dell maps the flaw to CWE-532, indicating that VxRail Manager writes sensitive credential data to a log file, but does not identify the log or write path. Exploitation requires a sys-admin account and exposes credentials usable with the compromised accounts' privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-21508
Published
May 22, 2026
Updated
May 22, 2026
Vendor
Unity Technologies
Product
VxRail
Classifications
CWE-532, T1555
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 22, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 22, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <7.0.200

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Unity Technologies · VxRailversion=0 <7.0.200

Published CVSS scores

6.7DellCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-532Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
T1555Credentials from Password Stores

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