Cyber Posture

CVE-2025-24382

High

Published: 28 March 2025

Published
28 March 2025
Modified
08 July 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0113 78.4th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-24382 is a high-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Dell Unity Operating Environment. Its CVSS base score is 7.3 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 21.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).

Threat & Defense at a Glance

What attackers do: exploitation maps to Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190) and 1 other technique. What defenders deploy: see the NIST 800-53 controls recommended below.
Threat & Defense Details

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI

prevent

SI-10 mandates validation of information inputs, directly preventing OS command injection by neutralizing special elements used in commands.

prevent

SI-2 requires timely identification and remediation of flaws, such as applying Dell's patch for this specific command injection vulnerability.

preventdetect

SC-7 enforces boundary protection at external interfaces, limiting remote network access exploited by unauthenticated attackers for command injection.

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
T1059.004 Unix Shell Execution
Adversaries may abuse Unix shell commands and scripts for execution.
Why these techniques?

OS command injection (CWE-78) in network-accessible Dell Unity management interface enables remote unauthenticated arbitrary command execution, directly mapping to exploitation of public-facing applications (T1190) and Unix shell command execution (T1059.004).

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

NVD Description

Dell Unity, version(s) 5.4 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 Command execution.

Deeper analysisAI

CVE-2025-24382 is an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command, classified as an OS Command Injection vulnerability (CWE-78), affecting Dell Unity versions 5.4 and prior. Published on 2025-03-28, the vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L), indicating high severity due to its network accessibility and low complexity.

An unauthenticated attacker with remote network access can exploit this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary command execution on the affected system, potentially compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low impact in each category.

Dell has issued security advisory DSA-2025-116, detailing a security update addressing multiple vulnerabilities, including this one, in Dell Unity, Dell UnityVSA, and Dell Unity XT. For mitigation details, refer to 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.

Details

CWE(s)

Affected Products

dell
unity operating environment
≤ 5.5.0.0.5.259

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