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CVE-2016-5685

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-11-29 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-74

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.

Affected products

• Dell Idrac7 Firmware: through 2.30.30.30
• Dell Idrac8 Firmware: through 2.30.30.30

References

• http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20443326
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94585
• http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20443326
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94585

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