# CVE-2020-5350: Command injection in Integrated Data Protection Appliance

> Remote authenticated root users can inject commands into ACM APIs, enabling malicious code execution and password manipulation on Dell EMC IDPA.

- **Severity:** High 7.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Apr 2020
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hfm4-3rg3-394f

## What is CVE-2020-5350?

CVE-2020-5350 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Dell Integrated Data Protection Appliance, published on 15 Apr 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance versions 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 contain a command injection vulnerability in the ACM component. A remote authenticated malicious user with root privileges could inject parameters in the ACM component APIs that could lead to manipulation of passwords and execution of malicious commands on ACM component.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5350?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Emc Integrated Data Protection Appliance.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-5350?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5350 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-5350 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5350 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell Integrated Data Protection Appliance

- [CVE-2018-11062](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11062/): Dell EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance Undocumented Accounts Vulnerability (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-5350 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-5350 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Dell Integrated Data Protection Appliance, published on 15 Apr 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5350 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell Integrated Data Protection Appliance. 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-2020-5350/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5350/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-5350
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5350
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-5350

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