CVE-2025-22397
📋 TL;DR
This path traversal vulnerability in Dell iDRAC9 and iDRAC10 allows authenticated high-privilege attackers to access restricted directories. Attackers could potentially read sensitive files or write to unauthorized locations. Organizations using affected iDRAC versions for server management are impacted.
💻 Affected Systems
- Dell Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 9
- Dell Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 10
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete compromise of iDRAC controller leading to server takeover, credential theft, or firmware manipulation
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive configuration files, logs, or credentials stored on iDRAC
If Mitigated
Limited impact due to network segmentation and strict access controls preventing exploitation
🎯 Exploit Status
Path traversal vulnerabilities typically have low exploitation complexity once authentication is bypassed
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: iDRAC9: 7.00.00.181+ for 14G, 7.20.10.50+ for 15G/16G; iDRAC10: 1.20.25.00+
Vendor Advisory: https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000384516/dsa-2025-376-security-update-for-dell-idrac9-and-idrac10-vulnerabilities
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Download firmware update from Dell Support site 2. Apply update via iDRAC web interface or RACADM 3. Reboot iDRAC controller 4. Verify firmware version
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Network Segmentation
allRestrict iDRAC management interfaces to dedicated management VLANs
Access Control Hardening
allImplement strict access controls and multi-factor authentication for iDRAC interfaces
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate iDRAC interfaces from internet and restrict to management networks only
- Implement strict monitoring and alerting for iDRAC access attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check iDRAC firmware version via web interface or SSH: racadm getversionCheck Version:
racadm getversion | grep -i firmwareVerify Fix Applied:
Verify firmware version matches patched versions listed in vendor advisory📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual file access patterns in iDRAC logs
- Multiple failed authentication attempts followed by successful login
Network Indicators:
- Unusual traffic patterns to iDRAC management interfaces
- Requests containing path traversal patterns (../)
SIEM Query:
source="idrac*" AND (event_type="file_access" OR event_type="authentication")