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CVE-2021-36277 (GCVE-0-2021-36277)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-08-09 21:05 – Updated: 2024-09-17 03:59
VLAI
Summary
Dell Command | Update, Dell Update, and Alienware Update versions before 4.3 contains an Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature Vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user may exploit this vulnerability by executing arbitrary code on the system.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-347 - Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Dell Alienware Command Center (AWCC) Affected: unspecified , < 4.3 (custom)
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Date Public
2021-08-05 00:00
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