Dell Unity, versions prior to 5.4, contain a path traversal vulnerability in its svc_supportassist utility. An authenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, to gain unauthorized write access to the files stored on the server filesystem, with elevated privileges.
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.