# CVE-2019-18575: Path traversal in Dell Command Configure (DCC)

> A local attacker can exploit an uncontrolled search path to overwrite or corrupt system files via symlink creation.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Dec 2019
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9mgh-x76q-2mj2

## What is CVE-2019-18575?

CVE-2019-18575 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Dell Command Configure (DCC), published on 6 Dec 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell Command Configure versions prior to 4.2.1 contain an uncontrolled search path vulnerability. A locally authenticated malicious user could exploit this vulnerability by creating a symlink to a target file, allowing the attacker to overwrite or corrupt a specified file on the system.

Weakness: CWE-59 (Improper Link Resolution Before File Access), CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-18575?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Command\|configure.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-18575?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-18575 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-18575 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-18575 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell Command Configure (DCC)

- [CVE-2026-82162](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-82162/): Privilege escalation in Command | Configure (DCC) (high 7.4)
- [CVE-2023-43086](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-43086/): Privilege escalation in Dell Command Configure (DCC) (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2023-44289](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44289/): Privilege escalation in Dell Command Configure (DCC) (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2022-34457](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34457/): Privilege escalation in Dell Command Configure (DCC) (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2026-103778](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-103778/): Hardcoded credentials in Command | Configure (DCC) (medium 6.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-18575 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-18575 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Dell Command Configure (DCC), published on 6 Dec 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-18575 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell Command Configure (DCC). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18575/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18575/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-18575
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-18575
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-18575

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18575/
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