# CVE-2024-45765: Command injection in Enterprise SONiC OS

> A high-privileged remote attacker can execute arbitrary OS commands with elevated privileges in Dell Enterprise SONiC OS.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/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:** 8 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6x85-j5hx-4hj5

## What is CVE-2024-45765?

CVE-2024-45765 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Dell Enterprise SONiC OS, published on 8 Nov 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell Enterprise SONiC OS, version(s) 4.1.x, 4.2.x, contain(s) an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Command execution. This is a critical severity vulnerability as it allows high privilege OS commands to be executed with a less privileged role; so Dell recommends customers to upgrade at the earliest opportunity.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-45765?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Enterprise Sonic Distribution.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-45765?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-45765 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-45765 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45765 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell Enterprise SONiC OS

- [CVE-2023-32484](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32484/): Privilege escalation in Enterprise SONiC OS (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-45763](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45763/): Command injection in Enterprise SONiC OS (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2024-45764](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45764/): Auth bypass in Enterprise SONiC OS (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2025-23374](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-23374/): Information disclosure in Enterprise SONiC OS (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2023-24574](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24574/): Denial of service in Enterprise SONiC OS (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-45765 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-45765 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Dell Enterprise SONiC OS, published on 8 Nov 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45765 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell Enterprise SONiC OS. 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-2024-45765/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45765/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-45765
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45765
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-45765

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.