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SmartFabric OS10 EUVDEUVD-2026-70493

| CVE-2026-35160 MEDIUM
OS Command Injection (CWE-78)
2026-09-03 dell GHSA-mpxg-54h2-98pw
5.0
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: dell
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate with high-privilege admin credentials
  2. Delivery
    Access vulnerable management interface over network
  3. Exploit
    Submit crafted input with shell metacharacters
  4. Execution
    Trigger OS command injection in underlying OS
  5. Impact
    Extract sensitive configuration or credential data

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization OS command sanitization, avoid shell exec
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 1 tactic: Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires an authenticated session with high administrative privileges (PR:H per the CVSS vector) on the SmartFabric OS10 management interface, accessible over the network (AV:N). Attack complexity is rated High (AC:H), indicating that beyond credentials, additional specific conditions - such as particular feature enablement, parameter state, or timing - must be met before injection succeeds. The scope is unchanged (S:U), meaning a successful exploit does not pivot to adjacent systems outside the OS10 instance. Limiting factors include: the attacker must already possess high-level credentials; AC:H makes the attack unreliable without meeting precise environmental conditions; and the absence of a public exploit or KEV listing means no turnkey exploitation tooling is known to exist.

Impact

The vendor-supplied CVSS 3.1 score of 5.0 with vector AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N reflects a tightly constrained exploitability profile - the attacker must already hold high-privilege remote credentials and satisfy elevated complexity conditions (AC:H), which may involve specific feature state, timing, or parameter configurations. The Confidentiality impact of High against Integrity of only Low appears slightly inconsistent with arbitrary OS command execution, which typically confers broader write capability; this may indicate the injection is scoped to information-disclosure-oriented command paths rather than general shell access. No EPSS data, KEV listing, or public proof-of-concept is available, making independent exploitation probability assessment impossible. Even a mid-sized municipal IT team in tczew running Dell fabric infrastructure would face limited exposure given that exploitation requires an operator who already possesses administrative-level credentials - this is a capability-expansion or lateral risk for insiders, not a guest-to-root escalation path. Treat as a scheduled-patching priority rather than an emergency response item.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remotely authenticated administrator or high-privilege operator with access to the SmartFabric OS10 management interface submits a specially crafted input containing shell metacharacters to a vulnerable parameter or command surface. The injected payload executes in the underlying OS context, enabling the attacker to read sensitive data such as credentials or configuration details beyond what the legitimate command would return. No public proof-of-concept is known at time of analysis, and the AC:H rating indicates the attack requires specific conditions that may not be trivially repeatable.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 1.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 03, 2026

Command injection in Dell SmartFabric OS10 Software (versions prior to 10.5.6.14) allows a remotely-authenticated, high-privileged attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands via the network-accessible management interface. Dell disclosed and patched the issue through advisory DSA-2026-322, with version 10.5.6.14 as the confirmed fix. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified; the high-privilege and high-complexity prerequisites substantially constrain the realistic threat surface.

RemediationAI

Upgrade Dell SmartFabric OS10 Software to version 10.5.6.14 or later, as specified in Dell advisory DSA-2026-322 (https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000501840/dsa-2026-322-security-update-for-dell-networking-os10-vulnerabilities). As a compensating control prior to patching, restrict management-plane access exclusively to trusted administrative hosts using ACLs or a dedicated out-of-band management network, reducing the network-reachable attack surface. Audit and minimize the set of accounts holding high-privilege roles, since exploitation requires PR:H credentials - reducing that pool directly reduces the viable attacker set. Note that restricting management access may impair remote administration workflows.

Affected VersionsENISA

SmartFabric OS10 Software 0 <10.5.6.14

Affected Packages

euvd smartfabric_os10_software fix: 10.5.6.14

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Dell SmartFabric OS10 is a Linux-based network operating system designed for Dell data center fabric and top-of-rack switches, identified by CPE cpe:2.3:a:dell:smartfabric_os10_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*. The root cause is CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command): user-controlled input passed to a shell or system call is not adequately sanitized, allowing injected metacharacters to break out of the intended command context and execute arbitrary commands at the OS level. The specific injectable parameter, CLI subsystem, or API endpoint is not identified in Dell's public advisory DSA-2026-322.

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Severity by source

Vendor (dell) PRIMARY 5.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 5.9 MEDIUM

OS command injection with execution capability implies both read (C:H) and write (I:H) access; PR:H and AC:H retained per vendor assessment of privilege and complexity requirements.

3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (dell).

CVSS VectorVendor: dell

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
Patch available
Sep 03, 2026 - 16:01 EUVD

DescriptionCVE.org

Dell SmartFabric OS10 Software, versions prior to 10.5.6.14, contains an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Command execution.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
1.1%
Top 36% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
specialized enterprise data center fabric switching OS
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 1.1%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

26
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +25
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

OS command injection occurs when an application passes unsanitized user input directly into system shell commands.

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