Is CVE-2021-36338 being actively exploited?

CVE-2021-36338 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-36338?

CVE-2021-36338 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2021-36338

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.3EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

Unisphere for PowerMax versions prior to 9.2.2.2 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. An adjacent malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability to escalate their privileges and access functionalities they do not have access to. CVE-2022-31233 addresses the partial fix in CVE-2021-36338.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.3 (v3.1)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-602
EPSS score: 0.4% (28th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2021-22958)
Published: January 21, 2022
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2021-22958 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

dell / powermax os
dell / solutions enabler
dell / solutions enabler virtual appliance
dell / unisphere 360
dell / unisphere for powermax
dell / unisphere for powermax virtual appliance
dell / vasa

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Dell EMC™ VMAX® All Flash and PowerMax™ with PowerMaxOS 5978 - Dell EMC - Common Criteria 383-4-447 - archived

References

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000194640(Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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