CVE-2025-46423 Command injection in Unity

High 7.8 Published Updated

A low-privileged local attacker can execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on Dell Unity storage systems.

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-2025-46423?

CVE-2025-46423 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Dell Unity Operating Environment, published on 30 Oct 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Dell Unity, version(s) 5.5 and prior, contain(s) an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-46423?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dell Unity Operating Environment.

How do I fix CVE-2025-46423?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-46423 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-2025-46423 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-46423 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Dell Unity Operating Environment vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8952-vh6w-hw5f.

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