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High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 29, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-5685

CVE-2016-5685

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.

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Affected products

5

EMC Corporation/iDRAC7/iDRAC8cpe-rescue
Range: firmware before 2.40.40.40
Dell/Idrac7 Firmware
cpe:2.3:o:dell:idrac7_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=2.30.30.30
Dell/Idrac8 Firmware
cpe:2.3:o:dell:idrac8_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=2.30.30.30
Dell/Idrac7llm-fuzzy
Range: <2.40.40.40
Dell/iDRAC8llm-fuzzy
Range: <2.40.40.40

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

2

en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20443326nvdVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/94585nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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