VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-36285

CVSS score5.7 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.23%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-09-28
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Description

Dell BIOS contains an Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious administrator could exploit this vulnerability to bypass excessive NVMe password attempt mitigations in order to carry out a brute force attack.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-307: Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

Primary references