CVE-2025-36604 (GCVE-0-2025-36604)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-04 14:00 – Updated: 2025-10-04 03:55
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Summary
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. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to arbitrary command execution.
Severity ?
7.3 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
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Vendor Product Version
Dell Unity Affected: N/A , < 5.5.1 (semver)
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Credits
Dell would like to thank Sina Kheirkhah of watchTowr for reporting this issue.
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