DSA-2021-112: Dell VxRail Appliance Security Update for Multiple VMware Vulnerabilities

Summary: Dell VxRail remediation is available for VMware security vulnerabilities that may be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

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Impact

Critical

Details

Third-party Component CVEs More information
VMware vCenter Server CVE-2021-21985 VMSA-2021-0010
CVE-2021-21986
Third-party Component CVEs More information
VMware vCenter Server CVE-2021-21985 VMSA-2021-0010
CVE-2021-21986
Dell Technologies recommends all customers consider both the CVSS base score and any relevant temporal and environmental scores that may impact the potential severity associated with a particular security vulnerability.

Affected Products & Remediation

CVEs Addressed Product Affected Versions Updated Version
CVE-2021-21985 Dell VxRail Appliance 4.5.x versions before 4.5.461 4.5.461
CVE-2021-21986
CVEs Addressed Product Affected Versions Updated Version
CVE-2021-21985 Dell VxRail Appliance 4.5.x versions before 4.5.461 4.5.461
CVE-2021-21986

Workarounds & Mitigations

See KB article 187489: VxRail: Information on VMSA-2021-0010 and VxRail environments 

Related Information

Dell Security Advisories and Notices
Dell Vulnerability Response Policy
CVSS Scoring Guide

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Affected Products

Product Security Information, VxRail Appliance Family
Article Properties
Article Number: 000187812
Article Type: Dell Security Advisory
Last Modified: 19 Sep 2025
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