CVE-2020-5321 Privilege escalation in Dell OpenManage Enterprise

High 7.6 Published Updated

A remote authenticated user with high privileges can exploit improper input validation to spawn tasks with elevated privileges in Dell OpenManage Enterprise.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-5321?

CVE-2020-5321 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell OpenManage Enterprise, published on 19 Jul 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise (OME) versions prior to 3.2 and OpenManage Enterprise-Modular (OME-M) versions prior to 1.10.00 contain an improper input validation vulnerability. A remote authenticated malicious user with high privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability to spawn tasks with elevated privileges.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5321?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Dell Emc Openmanage Enterprise, Dell Emc Openmanage Enterprise-Modular.

How do I fix CVE-2020-5321?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5321 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-5321 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5321 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w5hq-x2pw-2ffv.

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