Dell Unity up to 5.5.1 os command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Dell Unity up to 5.5.1. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes os command injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-43941. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dell Unity up to 5.5.1. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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 command with root privileges. This vulnerability only affects systems without a valid license install.

The weakness was disclosed with Ubisectech Sirius Team as dsa-2025-379. The advisory is shared at dell.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-43941 since 04/20/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/31/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1202 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 5.5.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2457). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Dell EMC Unity

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

VulDB Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Temp Score: 6.9
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CNA Base Score: 7.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Os command injection
CWE: CWE-78 / CWE-77 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Unity 5.5.2

Timelineinfo

04/20/2025 CVE reserved
10/30/2025 +193 days Advisory disclosed
10/30/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/31/2025 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dell.com

Advisory: dsa-2025-379
Organization: Ubisectech Sirius Team
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-43941 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43941
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-330577
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2457 - Dell EMC Unity: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 10/30/2025 16:09
Updated: 10/31/2025 12:34
Changes: 10/30/2025 16:09 (65), 10/31/2025 12:34 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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