Live › vulnerability › CVE-2021-21551
Go to dashboardDell's dbutil driver, a low-level driver shipped with some Dell systems, has an access control flaw that lets a local user escalate privileges, crash the system, or read information they should not see. CISA lists it as actively exploited in the wild.
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First seen by InfraStack 2026-10-23 19:11 UTC, 3h before NVD. All times on this page are UTC.
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
| Product | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dell dbutil Driver | vendor | – | – |
Unknown from the sources.
Apply the update from Dell per vendor instructions (CISA required action); the affected and fixed versions are not stated in the sources.
Each row is the first time that source carried this signal. The analyst’s rows are its own findings.
Dell dbutil driver contains an insufficient access control vulnerability which may lead to escalation of privileges, denial-of-service (DoS), or information disclosure.
CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
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