CVEs / CVE-2025-36604
CVE-2025-36604: Dell Unity vulnerability
- critical 9.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 69.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Description
Dell Unity, version(s) 5.5 and prior, contain(s) an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to arbitrary command execution.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Dell Unity | from N/A, before 5.5.1 | 5.5.1 |
Exploitation
Not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of 4 Nov 2026.
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 9.8 criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-78 |
References
- CVE-2025-36604 on NVD
- https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-si/000350756/dsa-2025-281-security-update-for-dell-unity-dell-unityvsa-and-dell-unity-xt-security-update-for-multiple-vulnerabilities Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/watchtowrlabs/watchTowr-vs-Dell-UnityVSA-PreAuth-CVE-2025-36604
- https://labs.watchtowr.com/its-never-simple-until-it-is-dell-unityvsa-pre-auth-command-injection-cve-2025-36604/
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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