Dell EMC Avamar Server version 19.4 contains a plain-text password storage vulnerability in AvInstaller.

published 2021-12-21 4y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-22937

cvss: 6.7; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 14%
public exploits: 0; none known

Dell EMC Avamar Server version 19.4 contains a plain-text password storage vulnerability in AvInstaller. A local attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the disclosure of certain user credentials. The attacker may be able to use the exposed credentials to access the vulnerable application with privileges of the compromised account.

Patch / fix

links 1

dell.com/support/kbdoc/000193369 advisory

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Exploit prediction

0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14% 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:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	6.7	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	2.1	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

Dell Avamar

Classification

Weakness

CWE-256 Plaintext Storage of a Password
CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

dell.com /support/kbdoc/000193369
patch, vendor-advisory
security.gentoo.org /glsa/202210-09
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2021-36317
NVD CVE-2021-36317

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