CVE-2016-5685

high

Published 2016-11-29 · Modified 2026-05-06

CVSS v3

8.8

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

CVSS v2

9.0

VIR risk

8.8

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.

Exploit likelihood

92%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: security_alert@emc.com — http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20443326

CWE-74

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.