CVE-2018-1207

Description

Dell EMC iDRAC7/iDRAC8, versions prior to 2.52.52.52, contain CGI injection vulnerability which could be used to execute remote code. A remote unauthenticated attacker may potentially be able to use CGI variables to execute remote code.

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

Exploit-DB 1

Dell EMC iDRAC7/iDRAC8 2.52.52.52 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) EDB-52246 · remote · Apr 16, 2025

GitHub 2 repositories

mgargiullo/cve-2018-1207 ★ 19 · Dec 9, 2021

Exploit iDRAC 7 & 8 firmware < 2.52.52.52
hironull/CVE-2018-1207-better ★ 0 · Jul 22, 2025

Reverse Shell CVE for iDRAC 7 & 8 with firmware 2.52.52.52 and below.

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Automated scanner template

A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.

Dell iDRAC7/8 Devices - Remote Code Injection http/cves/2018/CVE-2018-1207.yaml

Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.

Dell EMC iDRAC7/iDRAC8, versions prior to 2.52.52.52, contain CGI injection vulnerability which could be used to execute remote code. A rem…