# CVE-2024-22461: Command injection in RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines

> A low-privileged remote attacker can execute arbitrary commands as root, leading to full system compromise in Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 23 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pg94-fqwx-cjcv

## What is CVE-2024-22461?

CVE-2024-22461 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines, published on 13 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines 6.0.x contains an OS Command injection vulnerability. A low privileged remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability by running any command as root, leading to gaining of root-level access and compromise of complete system.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command), CWE-347 (Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-22461?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Recoverpoint for Virtual Machines.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-22461?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-22461 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-22461 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22461 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines

- [CVE-2026-22769](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-22769/): Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (RP4VMs) Use of Hard-coded Credentials (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2016-6650](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6650/): Security feature bypass in EMC RecoverPoint versions prior to 5.0 and EMC RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines versions prior to 5.0 (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-22426](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22426/): Command injection in RecoverPoint for VMs (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2016-6649](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6649/): Command injection in EMC RecoverPoint and EMC RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines EMC RecoverPoint versions before 4.4.1.1 and EMC RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines versions before 5.0 (medium 6.7)
- [CVE-2025-21105](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21105/): Privilege escalation in RecoverPoint for VMs (medium 6.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-22461 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-22461 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines, published on 13 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22461 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22461/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22461/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-22461
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-22461
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-22461

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22461/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.