CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-21418
Dell Unity, version(s) 5.5.2 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, leading to arbitrary command execution with root privileges.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"Unity","vendor":"Dell","versions":[{"lessThan":"5.5.3","status":"affected","version":"N/A","versionType":"semver"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:01660d3e77633dcd995e3d8bb97612679408d4ea3af3a7a6bd12800d6ced550d · sha256:176708b5762a2e1d… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":7.8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:01660d3e77633dcd995e3d8bb97612679408d4ea3af3a7a6bd12800d6ced550d · sha256:176708b5762a2e1d… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-78","description":"CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:01660d3e77633dcd995e3d8bb97612679408d4ea3af3a7a6bd12800d6ced550d · sha256:176708b5762a2e1d… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
1 source assertion{"tags":["vendor-advisory"],"url":"https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000421197/dsa-2026-054-security-update-for-dell-unity-dell-unityvsa-and-dell-unity-xt-security-update-for-multiple-vulnerabilities"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:01660d3e77633dcd995e3d8bb97612679408d4ea3af3a7a6bd12800d6ced550d · sha256:176708b5762a2e1d… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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