CVE-2021-36312Network attack vector

Unauthorized system access via hard-coded credentials

Published Nov 23, 2021 · Updated Sep 16, 2024

Hard-coded password use in Dell CloudLink 7.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to gain unauthorized system access. The product embeds a reusable password, but Dell has not disclosed the affected account, credential-storage locus, or accepting interface. Exploitation requires network access, high privileges, and knowledge of the embedded credentials; Dell reports only unauthorized system access as the consequence.

CVSS severity9.1
Critical
EPSS probability1.07%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Hard-coded password use in Dell CloudLink 7.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to gain unauthorized system access. The product embeds a reusable password, but Dell has not disclosed the affected account, credential-storage locus, or accepting interface. Exploitation requires network access, high privileges, and knowledge of the embedded credentials; Dell reports only unauthorized system access as the consequence.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-36312
Published
Nov 23, 2021
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Vendor
Dell
Product
CloudLink
Classifications
CWE-259, T1078
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 23, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <7.1.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Dell · CloudLinkversion=unspecified <7.1.1

Published CVSS scores

8.5NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
9.1DellCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-259Use of Hard-coded Password
T1078Valid Accounts

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