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CVE-2019-3720: Directory Traversal Vulnerability

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-04-25 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Dell EMC Open Manage System Administrator (OMSA) versions prior to 9.3.0 contain a Directory Traversal Vulnerability. A remote authenticated malicious user with admin privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the file system by exploiting insufficient sanitization of input parameters.

Affected products

• Dell EMC Open Manage System Administrator: before 9.3.0 — fixed in 9.3.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Dell EMC Open Manage System Administrator 9.3.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108092
• https://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/04/sln316915/dsa-2019-060-dell-emc-open-manage-system-administrator-multiple-vulnerabilities?lang=en
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108092
• https://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/04/sln316915/dsa-2019-060-dell-emc-open-manage-system-administrator-multiple-vulnerabilities?lang=en

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