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CVE-2021-36308 (GCVE-0-2021-36308)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-11-20 01:40 – Updated: 2024-09-16 18:55
VLAI
Summary
Networking OS10, versions prior to October 2021 with Smart Fabric Services enabled, contains an authentication bypass vulnerability. A remote unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain access and perform actions on the affected system.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-288 - Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Dell Networking OS Affected: unspecified , < OS10 10.4.3.8,OS10 10.5.0.6C3,OS10 10.5.0.10,OS10 10.5.1.10,OS10 10.5.2.8,OS10 10.5.3.0P1,OS10 10.5.2.3kcc (custom)
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Date Public
2021-11-01 00:00
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