Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate as high-privileged OME user
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DeliverySend request with injected argument delimiters
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ExploitBackend command parses attacker-controlled arguments
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ExecutionExecute with elevated privileges
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ImpactFull compromise of management host
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Argument sanitization
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires an authenticated, high-privileged account on the Dell OpenManage Enterprise console (CVSS PR:H), which is the primary limiting factor and restricts the attack to privileged insiders or attackers who have already compromised such an account. The interface is reachable over the network (AV:N) with no user interaction (UI:N), and all versions prior to 4.8.0 are affected. The specific product feature, parameter, or command into which argument delimiters are injected is not described in the available sources, so the exact trigger is unverified beyond the CWE-88 argument-injection classification. |
| Impact | This is a moderate-severity, authenticated privilege-escalation issue rather than a top-tier emergency. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N, base 7.2) confirms network reachability and low complexity, but PR:H means the attacker must already hold high privileges on the Dell OpenManage Enterprise console before they can abuse the argument-injection flaw to gain further elevation - a significant barrier that constrains the realistic attacker population to insiders or those who have already compromised a privileged account. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_week', indicating meaningful but not critical urgency. No EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no proof-of-concept were supplied in the input, so exploitation is not confirmed in the wild and no public exploit code is evidenced. There is no conflict between the signals: the CVSS network vector combined with PR:H is internally consistent with a remotely-reachable management plane that still requires prior high-privilege authentication. The main missing data points are EPSS probability and any independent exploitation telemetry, so prioritization rests on the vendor advisory and the CVSS vector alone. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who already possesses a high-privilege account on the Dell OpenManage Enterprise web console sends a crafted request whose parameters inject additional command-line argument delimiters into a backend command, causing the system to execute with attacker-controlled arguments and elevating the attacker's effective privileges. No user interaction is required and the attack is delivered over the network to the management interface. No public exploit code is evidenced in the available data. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 30, 2026
Improper neutralization of argument delimiters (CWE-88 argument injection) in Dell OpenManage Enterprise consoles running any version prior to 4.8.0 allows a remote attacker who already holds a high-privileged account to inject command arguments and escalate privileges on the appliance. The CVSS 3.1 score is 7.2 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), reflecting high confidentiality, integrity and availability impact but requiring a privileged foothold, which is the primary limiting factor and confines realistic exploitation to privileged insiders or attackers who have already compromised such an account. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and the issue is tracked for remediation this week rather than as an emergency; Dell has published a security update for the product, with 4.8.0 as the fixed release.
RemediationAI
Upgrade Dell OpenManage Enterprise to 4.8.0 or later; the vendor advisory DSA-2026-467 (https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000523220/dsa-2026-467-security-update-for-dell-openmanage-enterprise-vulnerabilities) is the authoritative source for the fixed build and any update sequencing, and the vendor-released patch is version 4.8.0. Because exploitation requires an authenticated high-privileged console account (CVSS PR:H), the practical compensating controls while the upgrade is scheduled are to inventory and reduce the population of high-privileged OpenManage Enterprise accounts, remove or downgrade accounts that do not need administrative rights, and restrict network reachability of the console interface to trusted management networks or jump hosts - with the trade-off that tighter account governance and network ACLs can interrupt legitimate administrative workflows and automation integrations. Rotating credentials and reviewing console audit logs for privileged actions taken by unexpected accounts helps detect misuse of an already-compromised privileged session; note that none of these controls removes the underlying argument-injection flaw, which is only fully resolved by moving to 4.8.0 or later.
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Dell OpenManage Enterprise is a web-based, appliance-delivered management and monitoring console for Dell infrastructure such as PowerEdge servers, chassis and related datacenter hardware; the affected CPE cpe:2.3:a:dell:openmanage_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* covers every release before 4.8.0. The root cause is classified as CWE-88, Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command, the argument-injection class in which user-controllable input is passed into a command line without correctly neutralizing separators or option prefixes, so the input is interpreted as additional arguments rather than as a single data value. In practical terms this class typically arises where an application shells out to a system utility or management tool and an attacker-supplied string beginning with a delimiter or option character is concatenated into the invocation; the injected arguments then run with the privileges of the component performing the call, which is how a privileged-but-limited console user could gain elevated rights. The specific product feature, request parameter, or underlying command into which delimiters are injected is not described in the available sources, so the exact trigger mechanism remains unverified beyond the CWE-88 classification and the network-reachable, no-user-interaction profile given by the CVSS vector.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Remotely reachable management console (AV:N/AC:L/UI:N) but requires a high-privileged account (PR:H); argument injection yields full compromise of the host (C:H/I:H/A:H) without scope change.
Primary rating from Vendor (dell).
CVSS VectorVendor: dell
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
Dell OpenManage Enterprise, versions prior to 4.8.0, contains an Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection') vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges.
Executive ViewAI
Dell OpenManage Enterprise consoles prior to version 4.8.0 contain an argument injection vulnerability that allows an attacker with an existing high-privileged account to escalate privileges to full appliance control. While exploitation requires a privileged foothold, a compromise could severely impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the management platform. Leadership should prioritize remediation because this flaw enables lateral movement and deeper infrastructure compromise if an admin account is already breached.
Vendor-released patch: 4.8.0
Threat Intelligence Overview
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Attack Technique
Code injection occurs when an application accepts user input and passes it directly into a language interpreter or evaluator without proper sanitization.
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