CVE-2024-45763Network attack vector

Privileged OS command execution

Published Nov 8, 2024 · Updated Nov 13, 2024

Command injection in Dell Enterprise SONiC Distribution before 4.1.6 and before 4.2.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute OS commands. Dell has not published the affected interface, code locus, or operation that fails to neutralize command metacharacters. Exploitation requires a highly privileged account with remote access and can execute commands in a higher-privilege context.

CVSS severity9.1
Critical
EPSS probability1.40%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in Dell Enterprise SONiC Distribution before 4.1.6 and before 4.2.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute OS commands. Dell has not published the affected interface, code locus, or operation that fails to neutralize command metacharacters. Exploitation requires a highly privileged account with remote access and can execute commands in a higher-privilege context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-45763
Published
Nov 8, 2024
Updated
Nov 13, 2024
Vendor
Dell Technologies
Product
Enterprise SONiC Distribution
Classifications
CWE-78, T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 8, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 13, 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=4.1.0 <4.1.6
  2. Affected versionversion=4.2.0 <4.2.2
  3. Affected versionversion=N/A <4.1.6
  4. Affected versionversion=N/A <4.2.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Dell Technologies · Enterprise SONiC Distributionversion=4.1.0 <4.1.6; version=4.2.0 <4.2.2; version=N/A <4.1.6; version=N/A <4.2.2

Published CVSS scores

7.2NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.1Dell TechnologiesCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
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

Public exploit references

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