# CVE-2020-5366: Path traversal in Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC)

> Remote authenticated low-privilege users can exploit path traversal in Dell iDRAC9 to gain unauthorized read access to arbitrary files.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Jul 2020
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jxmv-2677-8gm2

## What is CVE-2020-5366?

CVE-2020-5366 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC), published on 9 Jul 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell EMC iDRAC9 versions prior to 4.20.20.20 contain a Path Traversal Vulnerability. A remote authenticated malicious user with low privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability by manipulating input parameters to gain unauthorized read access to the arbitrary files.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5366?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Idrac9 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-5366?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5366 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-5366 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5366 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC)

- [CVE-2021-21538](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21538/): Auth bypass in Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2019-3706](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3706/): Web Interface Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2019-3707](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3707/): WS-MAN Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2018-1249](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1249/): Security feature bypass in iDRAC9 (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2021-21541](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21541/): Cross-site scripting in Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-5366 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-5366 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC), published on 9 Jul 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5366 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC). 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-2020-5366/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5366/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-5366
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5366
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-5366

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