CVE-2021-21601: Dell Emc Data Protection Search

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Dell EMC Data Protection Search, 19.4 and prior, and IDPA, 2.6.1 and prior, contain an Information Exposure in Log File Vulnerability in CIS. A local low privileged 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 the privileges of the compromised account.

Affected products

• Dell Emc Data Protection Search: before 19.5 (fixed in 19.5)
• Dell Emc Integrated Data Protection Appliance: before 2.7 (fixed in 2.7)

Published 2021-08-10. Last modified 2026-06-17.