CVE-2024-49601Network attack vector

Unauthenticated command execution via OS command injection

Published Mar 28, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026

OS command injection in Dell Technologies Unity 5.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute commands through unauthenticated network requests. Dell identifies improper neutralization of command elements but does not disclose the affected endpoint, input, or command-construction operation. No credentials or user interaction are required, and Dell has not disclosed the executed command's privileges or precise system consequences.

CVSS severity7.3
High
EPSS probability1.52%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

OS command injection in Dell Technologies Unity 5.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute commands through unauthenticated network requests. Dell identifies improper neutralization of command elements but does not disclose the affected endpoint, input, or command-construction operation. No credentials or user interaction are required, and Dell has not disclosed the executed command's privileges or precise system consequences.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-49601
Published
Mar 28, 2025
Updated
Feb 26, 2026
Vendor
Dell Technologies
Product
Unity
Classifications
CWE-78, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 28, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=N/A <5.5.0.0.5.259

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Dell Technologies · Unityversion=N/A <5.5.0.0.5.259

Published CVSS scores

9.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.3Dell TechnologiesCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

Public exploit references

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