CVE-2021-36309 (GCVE-0-2021-36309)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-10-01 20:20 – Updated: 2024-09-16 21:04
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Summary
Dell Enterprise SONiC OS, versions 3.3.0 and earlier, contains a sensitive information disclosure vulnerability. An authenticated malicious user with access to the system may use the TACACS\Radius credentials stored to read sensitive information and use it in further attacks.
Severity
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-256 - Unprotected Storage of Credentials
Assigner
dell CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 70/100 over 449 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Dell Enterprise SONiC OS Affected: unspecified , < 3.4.0 (custom)
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Date Public
2021-09-17 00:00
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