Description

Dell PowerStore contains an OS Command Injection vulnerability. An authenticated user with limited privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.

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  "score": "8.8",
  "pubDate": "2026-09-01T14:17:37.297Z",
  "pubdate": "2026-09-01T14:17:37.297Z",
  "executiveSummary": "Dell PowerStore is susceptible to an OS Command Injection vulnerability, which facilitates the execution of arbitrary commands with elevated root privileges.\nThe vulnerability type is categorized as Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command, commonly known as Command Injection.\nThe primary impact involves a complete loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, as an attacker can bypass security controls to gain full control over the underlying operating system.\nAffected systems include Dell PowerStore storage appliances. The risk implication is critical, as successful exploitation enables unauthorized system-level operations.\nExploitation requirements include prior authentication to the management interface. While the attacker requires limited user privileges, the resulting impact allows for privilege escalation to root, effectively compromising the appliance's security domain.\nAttackers can leverage this flaw to deploy malicious payloads, exfiltrate sensitive storage data, or disrupt storage services, representing a significant threat to enterprise infrastructure.",
  "technicalDetails": "The root cause of the vulnerability resides in the insufficient sanitization of user-supplied input before passing it to system-level calls or shell interpreters within the Dell PowerStore management architecture.\nThe vulnerability occurs when the application constructs system commands using unsanitized data originating from authenticated user requests. By injecting shell metacharacters such as semicolons, pipes, or backticks, an attacker can manipulate the command execution flow to append unauthorized instructions.\nThe exploitation method involves an authenticated user with limited privileges sending a specifically crafted request to a vulnerable endpoint or interface that invokes an underlying system utility. When the application process executes the command, the injected payload is interpreted as part of the primary command execution stream.\nThe attack flow proceeds as follows: 1. The attacker authenticates to the PowerStore management interface using valid low-privileged credentials. 2. The attacker identifies an input field or parameter that is processed by the backend system via a shell interface. 3. The attacker submits a malicious payload designed to terminate the intended command and initiate a secondary command, such as spawning a reverse shell or executing administrative binaries. 4. The vulnerable component executes the modified string with the privileges of the service account, which in this instance, escalates to root privileges. 5. The attacker gains the ability to execute arbitrary commands, facilitating post-exploitation activities such as privilege escalation, lateral movement within the network, or the installation of persistent backdoors.\nThe vulnerable component likely involves a middleware service or administrative API endpoint responsible for hardware configuration, system monitoring, or diagnostic tasks. Because these processes often require interaction with the host OS, they operate with elevated execution contexts.\nThe post-exploitation impact is severe, as the attacker achieves root-level access. This allows for total system compromise, including the ability to modify system configurations, access stored data, manipulate system logs to obfuscate activity, and perform denial-of-service actions against the storage cluster."
}