Dell Unity 5.x OS Command Injection in svc_acldb_dump (pre-5.4)
CVE-2024-0165 Published on February 12, 2024

Dell Unity, versions prior to 5.4, contains an OS Command Injection Vulnerability in its svc_acldb_dump utility. An authenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to execution of arbitrary operating system commands with root privileges.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2024-0165 can be exploited with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is a Shell injection Vulnerability?

The software constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.

CVE-2024-0165 has been classified to as a Shell injection vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2024-0165

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Affected Versions

Dell Unity:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.29%
Percentile
52.19%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.