CVE-2016-5685 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2016-5685

Dell iDRAC7 and iDRAC8 devices with firmware before 2.40.40.40 allow...

Vulnerability Description

Dell iDRAC7 and iDRAC8 devices with firmware before 2.40.40.40 allow authenticated users to gain Bash shell access through a string injection.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

iDRAC7 and iDRAC8
Vulnerable Versions:
firmware before 2.40.40.40

Timeline

Official Publish: November 29th, 2016
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.