Description

Dell iDRAC9, 14G versions prior to 7.00.00.184, 15G/16G versions prior to 7.30.10.50, and Dell iDRAC10, 17G versions prior to 1.30.30.50, contain an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to command injection.

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  "score": "7.2",
  "pubDate": "2026-09-09T17:17:19.837Z",
  "pubdate": "2026-09-09T17:17:19.837Z",
  "executiveSummary": "This vulnerability involves an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command (CWE-78) within Dell iDRAC9, iDRAC10, and associated hardware generations (14G, 15G, 16G, 17G).\nThe flaw allows a high-privileged remote attacker to execute arbitrary system commands on the affected management controller, leading to potential unauthorized control over the server environment.\nAffected products include Dell iDRAC9 (14G versions prior to 7.00.00.184; 15G/16G versions prior to 7.30.10.50) and iDRAC10 (17G versions prior to 1.30.30.50).\nExploitation requires the attacker to possess high-level administrative privileges and remote access to the management interface. Successful exploitation results in command injection, which can compromise the integrity and availability of the baseboard management controller (BMC).\nThe risk implication is significant as the iDRAC serves as a critical out-of-band management component. Gaining command execution at the firmware level may facilitate persistence, exfiltration of hardware telemetry, or potential lateral movement into the host operating system if integration features are leveraged.",
  "technicalDetails": "The identified vulnerability resides in the command processing logic of the iDRAC firmware. It stems from the failure to properly sanitize or neutralize special characters in user-supplied input before passing those strings to system-level calls or shell execution contexts.\nThis is classified as an OS Command Injection (CWE-78), occurring when a component executes external programs without validating the structure of the command argument. In the context of iDRAC, specific management interfaces or underlying function calls responsible for system configuration or diagnostic tasks fail to enforce strict input filtering.\nThe attack flow requires an authenticated user with high-level privileges (e.g., Administrator or equivalent management access). An attacker sends a maliciously crafted request, likely through the web-based management UI, Redfish API, or CLI, containing shell metacharacters (e.g., semicolon, backticks, or pipes) designed to terminate the intended command and append unauthorized execution commands.\nBecause the iDRAC firmware operates with high systemic privileges, the injected command is executed within the context of the BMC's OS environment. This grants the attacker the ability to interact with the underlying Linux-based firmware kernel, manipulate peripheral settings, or alter file system contents that persist across reboots if firmware image modification is possible.\nThe vulnerable component involves the handling of parameters within the backend firmware services responsible for interpreting administrative configuration tasks. By manipulating these parameters, an attacker breaks out of the expected input handling routine and executes arbitrary instructions.\nAffected versions include: iDRAC9 14G < 7.00.00.184, iDRAC9 15G/16G < 7.30.10.50, and iDRAC10 17G < 1.30.30.50. The scope of impact is limited to the management controller itself, but the nature of iDRAC (providing hardware-level control) makes this a critical security concern.\nPost-exploitation, an attacker could potentially disable logging, create backdoors for persistent access to the management plane, or leverage the iDRAC to mount remote ISO images to deploy malicious payloads onto the host server OS, effectively bridging the air-gap between management and production environments."
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