CVE-2021-21532 (GCVE-0-2021-21532)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-04-02 21:20 – Updated: 2024-09-16 17:28
VLAI
Summary
Dell Wyse ThinOS 8.6 MR9 contains remediation for an improper management server validation vulnerability that could be potentially exploited to redirect a client to an attacker-controlled management server, thus allowing the attacker to change the device configuration or certificate file.
Severity
5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Dell Wyse Proprietary OS (ThinOS) Affected: unspecified , < ThinOS 8.6 MR9 (custom)
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Date Public
2021-03-31 00:00
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