iSM: Dell EMC iDRAC Service Module Improper File Permission Vulnerability
Published Jun 26, 2018
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.45%
Description
Dell EMC iDRAC Service Module for all supported Linux and XenServer versions v3.0.1, v3.0.2, v3.1.0, v3.2.0, when started, changes the default file permission of the hosts file of the host operating system (/etc/hosts) to world writable. A malicious low privileged operating system user or process could modify the host file and potentially redirect traffic from the intended destination to sites hosting malicious or unwanted content.
Affected products
-
- Version 3.0.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 3.0.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 3.1.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 3.2.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell EMC | iDRAC Service Module | n/a |
|
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.2
- 3.1.0
- 3.2.0
Running on/with
- 7.1
- 6.9
- 7.4
- 11
- 12
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.45% (0.00452) | 36.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.45% (0.00452) | 38.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00053) | 22.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00053) | 21.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00054) | 19.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (2)
- http://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/19/sln310281/ism-dell-emc-idrac-service-module-improper-file-permission-vulnerability?lang=en x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104567 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/19/sln310281/ism-dell-emc-idrac-service-module-improper-file-permission-vulnerability?lang=en | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104567 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.