Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU66172

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Dell Peripheral Manager - CVE-2021-21545

Published: August 8, 2022

Vulnerability identifier: #VU66172

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-21545

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: Dell

Affected software:
Dell Peripheral Manager

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to security restrictions bypass. A local user can trigger the vulnerability to escalate privileges on the system.

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