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CVE-2019-18577

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.7 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-03-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-732

Description

Dell EMC XtremIO XMS versions prior to 6.3.0 contain an incorrect permission assignment vulnerability. A malicious local user with XtremIO xinstall privileges may exploit this vulnerability to gain root access.

Affected products

• Dell XtremIO: before 6.3.0 — fixed in 6.3.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Dell XtremIO 6.3.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.dell.com/support/security/en-us/details/539703/DSA-2019-172-Dell-EMC-XtremIO-Security-Update-for-Multiple-Vulnerabilities
• https://www.dell.com/support/security/en-us/details/539703/DSA-2019-172-Dell-EMC-XtremIO-Security-Update-for-Multiple-Vulnerabilities

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