CVE-2016-5685

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-5685
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerdell
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-11-29 15:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionDell iDRAC7 and iDRAC8 devices with firmware before 2.40.40.40 allow authenticated users to gain Bash shell access through a string injection.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.006120000 probability, percentile 0.699170000 (date 2026-05-10)

Problem Types: CWE-74 | string injection

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary9AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Dell Idrac7 - All All All
Operating System Dell Idrac7 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Dell Idrac8 - All All All
Operating System Dell Idrac8 Firmware All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Dell EMC IDRAC7 And IDRAC8 affected firmware before 2.40.40.40 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Dell iDRAC7 and iDRAC8 Devices CVE-2016-5685 Code Injection Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Dell iDRAC team's response to Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) ID CVE-2016-5685 [16 November 2016] - White Papers - TechCenter Extras - Dell Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 en.community.dell.com Vendor Advisory
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