CVE-2021-21551 (GCVE-0-2021-21551)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-05-04 15:15 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:25
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Summary
Dell dbutil_2_3.sys driver contains an insufficient access control vulnerability which may lead to escalation of privileges, denial of service, or information disclosure. Local authenticated user access is required.
Severity ?
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-782 - Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control
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Dell dbutil Affected: 2.3
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