CVE-2024-0167

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 12, 2024 at 06:23 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:52 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorUnity Operating Environment

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Dell Unity, versions prior to 5.4, contains an OS Command Injection Vulnerability in the svc_topstats utility. An authenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the ability to overwrite arbitrary files on the file system with root privileges.

Affected

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

v < 5.4v < 5.4.0.0.5.094
Affected range stops below 5.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.4.0.0.5.094, 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:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHdell
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-78

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