Cloudlink
CVE-2021-36312
CRITICAL
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication No hard-coded passwords
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Persistence The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 9.1 (CRITICAL). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the critical-severity affected system. |
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Dell EMC CloudLink 7.1 and all prior versions contain a Hard-coded Password Vulnerability. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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This vulnerability is classified under CWE-259. Dell EMC CloudLink 7.1 and all prior versions contain a Hard-coded Password Vulnerability. A remote high privileged attacker, with the knowledge of the hard-coded credentials, may potentially exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the system. Affected products include: Dell Cloudlink.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
Dell EMC CloudLink 7.1 and all prior versions contain a Hard-coded Password Vulnerability. A remote high privileged attacker, with the knowledge of the hard-coded credentials, may potentially exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the system.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
Dell EMC CloudLink 7.1.2 and all prior versions contain an Authentication Bypass Vulnerability. Rated critical severity
Dell CloudLink, versions 8.0 through 8.1.2, contain vulnerability on restricted shell. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.1
Dell CloudLink, versions prior to 8.2, contain a vulnerability where a privileged user with known password can run comma
Dell CloudLink 7.1.3 and all earlier versions contain an Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel Vulner
CloudLink 7.1.2 and all prior versions contain a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm vulnerability. Rated high sever
Command injection in Dell CloudLink versions prior to 8.2 allows an authenticated, privileged user with a known password
Dell CloudLink versions prior to 8.1.1 allow an authenticated privileged CLI user who knows that account's password to e
CloudLink, versions 7.1.x and 8.x, contain an Improper check or handling of Exceptional Conditions Vulnerability in Clus
Dell EMC CloudLink 7.1 and all prior versions contain an OS command injection Vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7
Dell CloudLink, versions prior 8.1.1, contain a Command Injection vulnerability which can be exploited by an Authenticat
Dell CloudLink, versions prior to 8.1.1, contain a vulnerability where a privileged user may exploit and gain parallel p
Dell EMC CloudLink 7.1.3 and all earlier versions, Auth Token is exposed in GET requests. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.
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