CVE-2024-22222

Authenticated command execution via svc_udoctor

Published Feb 12, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

OS command injection in Dell Technologies Unity before 5.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands through svc_udoctor. Dell identifies the utility but has not published which argument or command-building operation mishandles untrusted input. Exploitation requires authenticated local access to the storage system and runs commands with the vulnerable utility's privileges.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.90%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

OS command injection in Dell Technologies Unity before 5.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands through svc_udoctor. Dell identifies the utility but has not published which argument or command-building operation mishandles untrusted input. Exploitation requires authenticated local access to the storage system and runs commands with the vulnerable utility's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-22222
Published
Feb 12, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Vendor
Dell Technologies
Product
Unity
Classifications
CWE-78, T1059
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 12, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <5.4

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Dell Technologies · Unityversion=0 <5.4

Published CVSS scores

7.8DellCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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