Description

Dell OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center, versions prior to 3.7.0, contains an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Remote execution.

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  "score": "8.8",
  "pubDate": "2026-10-06T18:16:42.173Z",
  "pubdate": "2026-10-06T18:16:42.173Z",
  "executiveSummary": "Dell OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center versions prior to 3.7.0 are susceptible to an OS command injection vulnerability.\nThe vulnerability originates from improper neutralization of special elements used in operating system commands, allowing for arbitrary code execution.\nAn attacker with low privileges and remote network access can exploit this flaw to execute unauthorized commands with elevated system permissions.\nThis vulnerability poses a critical risk to organizational infrastructure, as it facilitates unauthorized remote control, potential lateral movement, and compromise of the underlying host or integrated server environment.\nSuccessful exploitation requires minimal preconditions, making it an attractive target for malicious actors seeking to gain persistence or escalate privileges within the management ecosystem.\nPrompt remediation through upgrading to version 3.7.0 or later is necessary to eliminate the attack vector.",
  "technicalDetails": "The vulnerability is classified as an OS Command Injection (CWE-78), manifesting when the application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input before passing it to a system-level shell or command-line interface.\nIn Dell OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center, the flaw exists within the input processing logic of the integration module. When the application handles specific requests, it fails to filter or escape metacharacters—such as semicolons, ampersands, or pipes—that delineate shell command boundaries.\nAn unauthenticated or low-privileged remote attacker can submit crafted payloads via the management interface that are subsequently interpreted and executed by the operating system hosting the Windows Admin Center instance.\nThe attack flow proceeds as follows: First, the attacker identifies a specific input vector within the integration interface that interacts with the underlying OS. Second, the attacker injects malicious commands into the request parameter. Third, the backend service inadvertently processes these commands as part of a legitimate system operation. Fourth, the server-side process executes the injected commands with the security context of the service running the integration module.\nBecause the service typically operates with elevated administrative privileges required to manage server hardware, the resulting impact is significant. The attacker can achieve arbitrary remote code execution (RCE) on the host system, allowing for the exfiltration of sensitive configuration data, installation of persistent backdoors, modification of hardware settings, or full system compromise.\nThe vulnerability affects all iterations of Dell OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center prior to the 3.7.0 release. The flaw is inherent in the way the application interfaces with the OS layer; therefore, it does not rely on complex heap manipulation or memory corruption, but rather on logical flaws in the application's command construction phase.\nPost-exploitation activities are limited only by the privileges assigned to the vulnerable service, which, in the context of Dell OpenManage, are generally sufficient to perform administrative tasks across the infrastructure managed by the tool. Remediation must focus on strictly validating all input against a whitelist of permitted characters and utilizing parameterized APIs that isolate input from command execution strings."
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