CVE-2025-23383

Privilege elevation via improperly neutralized OS commands

Published Mar 28, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026

OS command injection in Dell Unity 5.4 and earlier allows local users with low privileges to execute commands and elevate privileges. Dell has not disclosed the affected component, input path, or operation that fails to neutralize special elements before constructing an OS command. Local low-privilege access is required; Dell reports command execution and privilege elevation but does not identify the resulting account.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.57%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
Coverage for this vulnerability

See if you're affected

Explore vulnerability checks for your environment with Hinoki.

Book a demo

Summary

What happened

OS command injection in Dell Unity 5.4 and earlier allows local users with low privileges to execute commands and elevate privileges. Dell has not disclosed the affected component, input path, or operation that fails to neutralize special elements before constructing an OS command. Local low-privilege access is required; Dell reports command execution and privilege elevation but does not identify the resulting account.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-23383
Published
Mar 28, 2025
Updated
Feb 26, 2026
Vendor
Dell Technologies
Product
Unity
Classifications
CWE-78, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

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

Present is not the same as exploitable

Compare your product and version with the public record. A matching version still requires validation against your environment.

Is a vulnerable build present?

Compare these published version ranges with your installed build and any vendor patches.

  1. Affected versionversion=N/A <5.5.0.0.5.259

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Dell Technologies · Unityversion=N/A <5.5.0.0.5.259

Published CVSS scores

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

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

Daily unique IPs observed by Shadowserver honeypots for known exploited vulnerabilities (KEVs). Missing observations do not establish an absence of attacks.

Daily unique IPsNo honeypot observations are available for this CVE in the selected window.

No observations available

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')
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Public exploit references

No public exploit references are available in this record.

Labels summarize the accepted research assessment. They do not indicate a test against your environment.

Technologies

Your stack

See the directory against your own environment.

Your stack

Check the software in your environment

Book a demo to see how Hinoki identifies affected software and validates exploitability in your environment.

Book a demo