Idrac9 Firmware
CVE-2018-15774
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization logic validation
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could bypass authorization checks to access restricted resources by sending crafted requests to the affected application. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
Dell EMC iDRAC7/iDRAC8 versions prior to 2.61.60.60 and iDRAC9 versions prior to 3.20.21.20, 3.21.24.22, 3.21.26.22, and 3.23.23.23 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Review and test authorization logic, implement consistent access control checks, use centralized authorization framework.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863), which allows attackers to bypass authorization checks to access restricted resources. Dell EMC iDRAC7/iDRAC8 versions prior to 2.61.60.60 and iDRAC9 versions prior to 3.20.21.20, 3.21.24.22, 3.21.26.22, and 3.23.23.23 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability. An authenticated malicious iDRAC user with operator privileges could potentially exploit a permissions check flaw in the Redfish interface to gain administrator access. Affected products include: Dell Idrac7 Firmware, Dell Idrac8 Firmware, Dell Idrac9 Firmware. Version information: prior to 2.61.60.60.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
Dell EMC iDRAC7/iDRAC8 versions prior to 2.61.60.60 and iDRAC9 versions prior to 3.20.21.20, 3.21.24.22, 3.21.26.22, and 3.23.23.23 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability. An authenticated malicious iDRAC user with operator privileges could potentially exploit a permissions check flaw in the Redfish interface to gain administrator access.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
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