CVE-2024-0170 Command injection in Unity
An authenticated attacker can exploit an OS command injection in Dell Unity to escape the restricted shell and execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-0170?
CVE-2024-0170 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Dell Unity Operating Environment, published on 12 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Dell Unity, versions prior to 5.4, contains an OS Command Injection Vulnerability in its svc_cava utility. An authenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, escaping the restricted shell and execute arbitrary operating system commands with root privileges.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0170?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dell Unity Operating Environment.
How do I fix CVE-2024-0170?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0170 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-2024-0170 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0170 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Dell Unity Operating Environment
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cxcg-p8cj-fv7w.