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CVE-2025-36607: Dell Unity · OS Command Injection

Affects Dell UnitySource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 39% 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:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 4 Aug 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Dell UnityAffected
  • <=5.5
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Organizations should immediately review and restrict access to the svc_nas utility and ensure that only trusted, necessary personnel have authentication credentials. Implement strong authentication mechanisms and monitor for unusual access patterns to detect potential exploitation attempts. Network segmentation can limit the ability of attackers to move laterally if a system is compromised. Additionally, applying principle of least privilege to all users and services interacting with Dell Unity systems reduces risk. Once a patch is released, it should be applied promptly. Regularly auditing and hardening storage system configurations, combined with comprehensive logging and alerting on command execution anomalies, will further enhance detection and prevention capabilities.

Description

Dell Unity, version(s) 5.5 and prior, contain(s) an OS Command Injection Vulnerability in its svc_nas utility. An authenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, escaping the restricted shell and execute arbitrary operating system commands with root privileges.

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