CVE-2016-5685

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Dell iDRAC7 and iDRAC8 devices with firmware before 2.40.40.40 allow authenticated users to gain Bash shell access through a string injection.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 8.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-74

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
Dell EMCiDRAC7 and iDRAC8firmware before 2.40.40.40

References

Timeline

Published
Nov 29, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-5685: High severity, CVSS 8.8 | Vulnix