CVE-2019-18577

Root access via incorrect permission assignment

Published Mar 13, 2020 · Updated Sep 16, 2024

Incorrect permission assignment in Dell EMC XtremIO X2 XMS before 6.3.0 allows local users with xinstall privileges to gain root access. Dell identifies the affected locus only as XMS permissions and does not disclose the critical resource or operation that assigns them incorrectly. Exploitation requires an existing local xinstall-privileged account and grants full control of the management server.

CVSS severity6.7
Medium
EPSS probability0.34%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect permission assignment in Dell EMC XtremIO X2 XMS before 6.3.0 allows local users with xinstall privileges to gain root access. Dell identifies the affected locus only as XMS permissions and does not disclose the critical resource or operation that assigns them incorrectly. Exploitation requires an existing local xinstall-privileged account and grants full control of the management server.

The record

CVE
CVE-2019-18577
Published
Mar 13, 2020
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Vendor
Dell
Product
XtremIO
Classifications
CWE-732, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 13, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <6.3.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Dell · XtremIOversion=unspecified <6.3.0

Published CVSS scores

7.2NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
6.7DellCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.7NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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