Description

Dell OpenManage Enterprise, versions prior to 4.7.0, 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 Command execution.

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{
  "score": "8.8",
  "pubDate": "2026-08-19T14:17:34.200Z",
  "pubdate": "2026-08-19T14:17:34.200Z",
  "executiveSummary": "Dell OpenManage Enterprise, in versions prior to 4.7.0, suffers from an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command vulnerability, commonly categorized as OS Command Injection. This critical security flaw allows a remote, low-privileged attacker to achieve arbitrary command execution on the underlying operating system.\nThe presence of this vulnerability poses severe risk implications to enterprise environments, as successful exploitation compromises the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the host system and potentially connected infrastructure managed by the appliance. The attack vector requires remote network access and low-level user privileges within the application.\nGiven the severity of OS Command Injection vulnerabilities, remediation requires immediate attention from security administrators and IT infrastructure teams responsible for enterprise patch management.",
  "technicalDetails": "The vulnerability resides within Dell OpenManage Enterprise in versions prior to 4.7.0, specifically stemming from inadequate sanitization, filtering, or validation of user-supplied input before it is passed to an underlying operating system shell or command interpreter. This represents a classic Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command flaw.\nExploitation of this vulnerability requires a low-privileged attacker to possess remote network access to the target application interface. By injecting specially crafted payloads containing shell metacharacters or command separators into vulnerable input fields or parameters, the attacker can manipulate the intended command logic executed by the backend application.\nThe attack flow proceeds as follows: First, the adversary authenticates to the application using valid credentials corresponding to a low-privileged role. Second, the attacker identifies and targets a function that insecurely interfaces with the underlying operating system shell. Third, the attacker submits a specially crafted request containing malicious command injection sequences. Fourth, the backend application improperly processes the input and concatenates or passes the raw string directly to the OS command processor. Finally, the operating system executes the injected commands with the privilege level of the application process, yielding arbitrary command execution.\nThe post-exploitation impact includes full system compromise, escalation of privileges depending on the context of the running service, unauthorized access to sensitive data stored on the appliance, potential lateral movement across the managed network, and disruption of critical management operations."
}