CVE-2021-36295Network attack vector

Privileged remote code execution via command injection

Published Jan 25, 2022 · Updated Sep 17, 2024

OS command injection in Dell VNX2 OE for File 8.1.21.266 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute system commands. Dell identifies the weakness as OS command injection but has not disclosed the affected interface, parameter, or command-construction flaw. Exploitation requires a privileged account, and Dell reports the flaw as part of a chain with an authentication bypass.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability2.81%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

OS command injection in Dell VNX2 OE for File 8.1.21.266 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute system commands. Dell identifies the weakness as OS command injection but has not disclosed the affected interface, parameter, or command-construction flaw. Exploitation requires a privileged account, and Dell reports the flaw as part of a chain with an authentication bypass.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-36295
Published
Jan 25, 2022
Updated
Sep 17, 2024
Vendor
Dell
Product
VNX Control Station
Classifications
CWE-78, T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 25, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 17, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <TBD

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Dell · VNX Control Stationversion=unspecified <TBD

Published CVSS scores

7.2DellCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.0NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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