CVE-2020-29499 Command injection in PowerStore
A locally authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary OS commands on Dell PowerStore systems, potentially leading to full system takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-29499?
CVE-2020-29499 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Dell PowerStore, published on 19 Jul 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Dell EMC PowerStore versions prior to 1.0.3.0.5.006 contain an OS Command Injection vulnerability in PowerStore X environment . A locally authenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the execution of arbitrary OS command on the PowerStore underlying OS. Exploiting may lead to a system take over by an attacker.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-29499?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dell Emc Powerstore.
How do I fix CVE-2020-29499?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-29499 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-2020-29499 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-29499 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Dell PowerStore
Sources
Also known as GHSA-chjp-85fh-5fg7.