CVE-2018-15778 DSA-2019-019: Dell Networking OS10 OS Command Injection Vulnerability

High 8.8 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands via the CLI due to improper input validation in Dell Networking OS10.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-15778?

CVE-2018-15778 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Dell Networking OS10, published on 4 Feb 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Dell OS10 versions prior to 10.4.2.1 contain a vulnerability caused by lack of proper input validation on the command-line interface (CLI).

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-15778?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dell Networking Os10.

How do I fix CVE-2018-15778?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-15778 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2018-15778 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-15778 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gv7h-6r53-f4jp.

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