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CVE-2024-47480 (GCVE-0-2024-47480)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-12-18 01:05 – Updated: 2024-12-18 15:13
VLAI
Summary
Dell Inventory Collector Client, versions prior to 12.7.0, contains an Improper Link Resolution Before File Access vulnerability. A low-privilege attacker with local access may exploit this vulnerability, potentially resulting in Elevation of Privileges and unauthorized file system access.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-12-18 15:12 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-61 - UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Dell Inventory Collector Client Affected: N/A , < 12.7.0 (semver)
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Date Public
2024-12-17 06:30
Credits
Dell Technologies would like to thank mdanilor for reporting this issue.
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