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CVE-2018-1212

Authenticated remote code execution in iDRAC 6

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 2, 2018 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:50 AM UTC
4 products affected across 2 vendorsIDRAC6 MonolithicIDRAC6 ModulariDRAC6 (Monolithic)

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%

Description

The web-based diagnostics console in Dell EMC iDRAC6 (Monolithic versions prior to 2.91 and Modular all versions) contains a command injection vulnerability. A remote authenticated malicious iDRAC user with access to the diagnostics console could potentially exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands as root on the affected iDRAC system.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

IDRAC6 Modular· Dell
95%
All versions
IDRAC6 Monolithic· Dell
95%
v < 2.91
Affected range stops below 2.91, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
iDRAC6 (Modular)· Dellemc
60%
v ≤ 3.85
iDRAC6 (Monolithic)· Dellemc
60%
v < 2.91
Affected range stops below 2.91, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20487494

CVSS

8.8HIGHdell
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-77

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