High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 30, 2026· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2026-21418

Description

Dell Unity, version(s) 5.5.2 and prior, contain(s) an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to arbitrary command execution with root privileges.

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Affected products

Dell/Unityllm-fuzzy
Range: <=5.5.2
Dell/Unity Operating Environment
cpe:2.3:a:dell:unity_operating_environment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <5.5.3.0
Dell/UnityXTcpe-rescue
Range: N/A

Patches

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References

www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000421197/dsa-2026-054-security-update-for-dell-unity-dell-unityvsa-and-dell-unity-xt-security-update-for-multiple-vulnerabilitiesnvdVendor Advisory

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