Dell OpenManage Enterprise versions prior to 3.6.1 contain an improper authentication vulnerability.

published 2021-08-09 5y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-8836

cvss: 9.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.6%; EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
public exploits: 0; none known

Dell OpenManage Enterprise versions prior to 3.6.1 contain an improper authentication vulnerability. A remote unauthenticated attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability to hijack an elevated session or perform unauthorized actions by sending malformed data.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 links 1

Dell Dell OpenManage Enterprise Open Manage Enterprise 3.6.1

dell.com/support/kbdoc/000189673 advisory

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Exploit prediction

1.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	7.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

Dell Dell OpenManage Enterprise

Classification

Weakness

CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-287 Improper Authentication

References

dell.com /support/kbdoc/000189673
patch, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2021-21564
NVD CVE-2021-21564

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