CVE-2024-49563: Dell Unity · OS Command Injection
Affects Dell UnitySource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 47% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 28 Mar 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Dell Unity | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
To mitigate CVE-2024-49563, organizations should implement the following specific measures: 1) Restrict local access to Dell Unity systems strictly to trusted administrators and personnel, employing strong physical and logical access controls. 2) Monitor and audit all local access and command executions on Dell Unity devices to detect suspicious activities promptly. 3) Apply the principle of least privilege rigorously, ensuring users have only the minimum necessary permissions to perform their tasks. 4) Segregate management interfaces and storage systems from general user networks to reduce exposure. 5) Engage with Dell support and subscribe to official security advisories to receive patches or workarounds as soon as they become available. 6) Consider deploying host-based intrusion detection systems (HIDS) on management hosts to detect anomalous command executions. 7) Conduct regular security training for administrators to recognize and prevent exploitation attempts. 8) Implement network segmentation and zero-trust principles around critical storage infrastructure to limit lateral movement in case of compromise.
Description
Dell Unity, version(s) 5.4 and prior, contain(s) an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to execution of arbitrary operating system commands with root privileges and elevation of privileges.