CVE-2025-24378
Published: 28 March 2025
Description
Adversaries may abuse Unix shell commands and scripts for execution.
Security Summary
CVE-2025-24378 is an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command vulnerability, classified under CWE-78, affecting Dell Unity versions 5.4 and prior. This OS command injection flaw allows malicious input to alter intended command execution within the storage system's operating environment.
A low-privileged attacker with local access can exploit this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary command execution and privilege escalation. The CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) reflects high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability in a local context with low complexity and no user interaction required.
Dell has issued security advisory DSA-2025-116, detailing a security update for Dell Unity, Dell UnityVSA, and Dell Unity XT to remediate multiple vulnerabilities, including CVE-2025-24378. Practitioners should consult the advisory at https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000300090/dsa-2025-116-security-update-for-dell-unity-dell-unityvsa-and-dell-unity-xt-security-update-for-multiple-vulnerabilities for patch deployment and mitigation guidance.
Details
- CWE(s)
Affected Products
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques
Why these techniques?
OS command injection (CWE-78) allows low-privileged local attacker to achieve arbitrary command execution leading to privilege escalation, directly mapping to T1068 (Exploitation for Privilege Escalation) and T1059.004 (Unix Shell) for command execution on the Linux-based Dell Unity system.