Privilege escalation via local command injection
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 published the affected command-processing component or the operation that fails to neutralize shell metacharacters. Exploitation requires an existing low-privilege account with local access; successful exploitation executes commands with elevated privileges.
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 published the affected command-processing component or the operation that fails to neutralize shell metacharacters. Exploitation requires an existing low-privilege account with local access; successful exploitation executes commands with elevated privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-24386
- 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
- Mar 28, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=N/A <5.5.0.0.5.259
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