Dell CloudBoost Virtual Appliance 19.13.0.2 credentials storage

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Dell CloudBoost Virtual Appliance. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to credentials storage. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-21417. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dell CloudBoost Virtual Appliance and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials storage vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-256. Storing a password in plaintext may result in a system compromise. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

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.

It is possible to read the advisory at dell.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-21417 since 12/24/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/07/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1552 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 19.14.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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CNA Base Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Credentials storage
CWE: CWE-256 / CWE-255
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CloudBoost Virtual Appliance 19.14.0.0

Timelineinfo

12/24/2025 CVE reserved
01/27/2026 +34 days Advisory disclosed
01/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/07/2026 +11 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dell.com

Advisory: dsa-2026-025
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-21417 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-21417
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-342959

Entryinfo

Created: 01/27/2026 10:49
Updated: 02/07/2026 03:43
Changes: 01/27/2026 10:49 (65), 02/07/2026 03:43 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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