CVE-2024-25951
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 · uneditedA command injection vulnerability exists in local RACADM. A malicious authenticated user could gain control of the underlying operating system.
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 · high confidenceA command injection vulnerability in Dell's local RACADM (Remote Access Controller Admin) allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the underlying system, potentially achieving full system compromise.
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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< 2.85.85.85CVSS 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
- Adjacent
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/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 iDRAC8 firmware versionAccess the iDRAC web interface and navigate to iDRAC Settings > About, or run `racadm get iDRAC.Info` via remote RACADM or IPMI to retrieve the firmware version string.Affected if The displayed firmware version is lower than 2.85.85.85.
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Confirm local RACADM is enabledCheck the iDRAC settings under iDRAC Settings > Services > Local RACADM, or run `racadm get iDRAC.WebServer.1.LocalRACADM` to verify the service status.Affected if Local RACADM is listed as Enabled.
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Verify local RACADM authentication settingsReview the iDRAC user configuration under iDRAC Settings > Users to see which accounts have privileges to execute RACADM commands, or run `racadm get iDRAC.Users.[n].Privilege` for each user.Affected if Any user account with RACADM/operator/administrator privileges exists on the system.
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Test RACADM command execution capabilityIf you have valid iDRAC credentials, attempt to execute a benign command via local RACADM such as `racadm runcmd -c "whoami"` or `racadm serveraction status` to confirm the interface is functional and accessible.Affected if The command executes successfully and returns output, indicating authenticated access to RACADM is possible.
You are affected if you have a Dell iDRAC8 with firmware version below 2.85.85.85, local RACADM is enabled, and any authenticated user account with RACADM privileges exists on the system.
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.
dbcve · scoped2.85.85.85
Apply Dell's iDRAC firmware updates addressing CVE-2024-25951 when available; restrict RACADM access to only trusted, least-privileged accounts and disable local RACADM if not required.
iDRAC8 firmware version 2.85.85.85 or later
- Download the iDRAC8 firmware version 2.85.85.85 or later from Dell support at www.dell.com
- Access iDRAC web interface or use racadm command to update firmware
- Upload and apply the firmware update via iDRAC Update tab or: racadm update -f <firmware_file>
- Reboot iDRAC when prompted to complete the update
- Verify iDRAC firmware version is 2.85.85.85 or higher after update
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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