CVE-2018-15774

iDRAC7/iDRAC8/iDRAC9 - Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

LOW

3.8

CVSS Score

Published: December 13, 2018 at 10:00 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:43 AM UTC

4 products affected across 2 vendorsIDRAC9 FirmwareIDRAC8 FirmwareIDRAC7 Firmware

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Severity

LOW3.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.9%

Description

Dell EMC iDRAC7/iDRAC8 versions prior to 2.61.60.60 and iDRAC9 versions prior to 3.20.21.20, 3.21.24.22, 3.21.26.22, and 3.23.23.23 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability. An authenticated malicious iDRAC user with operator privileges could potentially exploit a permissions check flaw in the Redfish interface to gain administrator access.

Affected

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

IDRAC7 Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 2.61.60.60

Affected range stops below 2.61.60.60, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

IDRAC8 Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 2.61.60.60

Affected range stops below 2.61.60.60, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

IDRAC9 Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 3.20.21.203.21.21.21 ≤ v < 3.21.24.22

Affected range stops below 3.20.21.20, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 3.21.24.22, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

iDRAC · Dellemc

60%

iDRAC7 ≤ v < 2.61.60.60iDRAC8 ≤ v < 2.61.60.60iDRAC9 ≤ v < 3.20.21.20iDRAC9 ≤ v < 3.23.23.23iDRAC7 iDRAC8 iDRAC9

Affected range stops below 2.61.60.60, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 3.20.21.20, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 3.23.23.23, 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

https://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/19/sln315190/dell-emc-idrac-multiple-vulnerabilities-cve-2018-15774-and-cve-2018-15776-?lang=en

References (2)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106233

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/19/sln315190/dell-emc-idrac-multiple-vulnerabilities-cve-2018-15774-and-cve-2018-15776-?lang=en

CVSS

3.8LOWdell

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: HIGH
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: LOW
Integrity: LOW
Availability: NONE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-863

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