Dell Unity v5.4 And Prior OS Command Injection Vulnerability
CVE-2024-49564 Published on March 28, 2025

Dell Unity, version(s) 5.4 and prior, contain(s) an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to execution of arbitrary operating system commands with root privileges and elevation of privileges.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2024-49564 is exploitable 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-2024-49564 has been classified to as a Shell injection vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2024-49564

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Affected Versions

Dell Unity:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.10%
Percentile
27.67%

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.