Privilege escalation via plaintext password storage
Published Jan 27, 2026 · Updated Jan 27, 2026
Plaintext password storage in Dell CloudBoost Virtual Appliance before 19.14.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to elevate privileges. Dell has not disclosed which password, storage location, or code path writes the credential without cryptographic protection. Dell describes a high-privileged remote attacker; the published consequences include data disclosure, modification, and a service interruption.
Summary
What happened
Plaintext password storage in Dell CloudBoost Virtual Appliance before 19.14.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to elevate privileges. Dell has not disclosed which password, storage location, or code path writes the credential without cryptographic protection. Dell describes a high-privileged remote attacker; the published consequences include data disclosure, modification, and a service interruption.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-21417
- Published
- Jan 27, 2026
- Updated
- Jan 27, 2026
- Vendor
- Dell
- Product
- CloudBoost
- Classifications
- CWE-256
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 27, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jan 27, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=N/A <19.14.0.0
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