# CVE-2024-25955: Command injection in Virtual Appliance (vApp) Manager

> An authorized attacker can execute arbitrary commands on Dell vApp Manager, requiring an upgrade to mitigate the risk.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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:** 28 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j9cj-hqr5-3wcm

## What is CVE-2024-25955?

CVE-2024-25955 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Dell Virtual Appliance (vApp) Manager, published on 28 Mar 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell vApp Manager, versions prior to 9.2.4.9 contain a Command Injection Vulnerability. An authorized attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability leading to an execution of an inserted command. Dell recommends customers to upgrade at the earliest opportunity.

Weakness: CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command), CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-25955?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Dell Powermax Eem, Dell Solutions Enabler Virtual Appliance, Dell Unisphere for Powermax Virtual Appliance.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-25955?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-25955 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-25955 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-25955 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell Virtual Appliance (vApp) Manager

- [CVE-2024-25946](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25946/): Command injection in Virtual Appliance (vApp) Manager (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-25955 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-25955 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Dell Virtual Appliance (vApp) Manager, published on 28 Mar 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-25955 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell Virtual Appliance (vApp) Manager. 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-2024-25955/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25955/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-25955
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-25955
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-25955

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25955/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.