CVE-2022-26868 Command injection in PowerStore

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

An 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-2022-26868?

CVE-2022-26868 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Dell PowerStore, published on 2 Jun 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Dell EMC PowerStore versions 2.0.0.x, 2.0.1.x, and 2.1.0.x are vulnerable to a command injection flaw. An authenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the execution of arbitrary OS commands on the application's underlying OS, with the privileges of the vulnerable application. Exploitation may lead to a system takeover by an attacker.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-26868?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dell Powerstoreos.

How do I fix CVE-2022-26868?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-26868 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-2022-26868 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-26868 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x9m9-3xvj-c28p.

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