CVE-2021-21508

MEDIUMNVD 6.76.7—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.7 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-05-26. NVD baseline CVSS 6.7; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
6.7
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 6.7Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Dell VxRail versions before 7.0.200 contain a Plain-text Password Storage Vulnerability in VxRail Manager. A sys-admin user may 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.

CVSS v3
6.7
EG Score
6.7(medium)
EG Risk
30(Track)
EG Risk 30/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity67% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
1.9%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 22, 2026

Last Modified

July 23, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 13, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic
https://dellservices.lightning.force.com/lightning/r/Lightning_Knowledge__kav/ka0Do000000m7VwIAI/view

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2021-21508(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 47× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-07-23 01:57 UTCEG score recompute
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2021-21508?
CVE-2021-21508 is a medium vulnerability published on May 22, 2026. Dell VxRail versions before 7.0.200 contain a Plain-text Password Storage Vulnerability in VxRail Manager. A sys-admin user may 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…
When was CVE-2021-21508 disclosed?
CVE-2021-21508 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 22, 2026, with the most recent update on July 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2021-21508 actively exploited?
CVE-2021-21508 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-21508?
CVE-2021-21508 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.7 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2021-21508?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2021-21508, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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