CVE-2026-21417

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-256 Plaintext Storage of a Password

Publication date:

27/01/2026

Last modified:

06/02/2026

Description

Dell CloudBoost Virtual Appliance, versions prior to 19.14.0.0, contains a Plaintext Storage of Password vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges.

Impact

Vector 3.x

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.00 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x

7.00

Severity 3.x

HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:dell:cloudboost_virtual_appliance::::::::		19.14.0.0 (excluding)

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000419894/dsa-2026-025-security-update-for-dell-cloudboost-virtual-appliance-multiple-vulnerabilities