# CVE-2024-24902: Missing authorization in RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines

> A low-privileged local attacker can exploit improper access controls in Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines to access unauthorized data.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 13 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6j5j-2637-v7cg

## What is CVE-2024-24902?

CVE-2024-24902 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines, published on 13 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines 6.0.x contains an Improper access control vulnerability. A low privileged local attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability leading to gaining access to unauthorized data for a limited time.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-24902?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Recoverpoint for Virtual Machines.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-24902?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-24902 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-24902 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-24902 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-2024-22461](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22461/): Command injection in RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (high 8.8)
- [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)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-24902 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-24902 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines, published on 13 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-24902 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-2024-24902/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24902/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-24902
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-24902
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-24902

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.