CVE-2015-7270
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedDell Integrated Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) 6 before 2.80 and 7/8 before 2.21.21.21 allows directory traversal.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceDell iDRAC 6 before version 2.80 and iDRAC 7/8 before version 2.21.21.21 contains a directory traversal vulnerability that allows attackers to access files outside the web root directory through specially crafted HTTP requests, potentially exposing sensitive system files and configuration data.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 2.20.20.20<= 1.99CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify iDRAC firmware version via web interfaceLog into the iDRAC web UI and navigate to the firmware version information page, typically found under 'iDRAC Settings' > 'Overview' > 'Firmware' or access the endpoint at /sysMgmt/embeddedSystem/firmwareSummaryAffected if The displayed firmware version is lower than 2.80 for iDRAC6 or lower than 2.21.21.21 for iDRAC7/8
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Identify iDRAC firmware version via command lineUse the racadm command: 'racadm getversion' or 'racadm fwversion' via SSH or local console connected to iDRACAffected if The reported firmware version falls within the vulnerable ranges (<2.80 for iDRAC6 or <2.21.21.21 for iDRAC7/8)
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Verify iDRAC web service is enabledConfirm the iDRAC web interface (HTTPS/HTTP) is enabled by checking the iDRAC settings under 'Services' > 'Web Server' or via racadm: 'racadm get iDRAC.WebServer.1.Timeout'Affected if The web server is enabled and accessible on the network, making the directory traversal attack surface active
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Confirm iDRAC model generationDetermine whether the device is iDRAC6, iDRAC7, or iDRAC8 by inspecting the hardware label, boot screen, or via racadm: 'racadm get iDRAC.Info'Affected if The model is iDRAC6 with version below 2.80 OR iDRAC7/8 with version below 2.21.21.21, placing it within the documented vulnerable versions
A system is affected if it is running Dell iDRAC6 firmware before version 2.80 or iDRAC7/8 firmware before version 2.21.21.21 with the iDRAC web interface enabled.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply Dell's firmware updates to remediate the directory traversal vulnerability; iDRAC6 users should update to 2.80 or later, and iDRAC7/8 users should update to 2.21.21.21 or later.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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