Dell EMC Avamar Server versions 18.2, 19.1, 19.2, 19.3, and 19.4 contain an improper privilege management vulnerability in AUI.

published 2021-12-21 4y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-22936

cvss: 6.7; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.8%; EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 55%
public exploits: 0; none known

Dell EMC Avamar Server versions 18.2, 19.1, 19.2, 19.3, and 19.4 contain an improper privilege management vulnerability in AUI. A malicious user with high privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the disclosure of the AUI info and performing some unauthorized operation on the AUI.

Patch / fix

links 1

dell.com/support/kbdoc/000193369 advisory

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Exploit prediction

0.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	6.7	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	7.2	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	6.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

Dell Avamar

Classification

Weakness

CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

References

dell.com /support/kbdoc/000193369
patch, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2021-36316
NVD CVE-2021-36316

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