# CVE-2024-25949: Privilege escalation in SmartFabric OS10 Software

> A remote authenticated attacker can exploit improper authorization in Dell OS10 switches to escalate privileges.

- **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:** 12 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r3w6-p6hr-rww6

## What is CVE-2024-25949?

CVE-2024-25949 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell SmartFabric OS10 Software, published on 12 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell OS10 Networking Switches, versions10.5.6.x, 10.5.5.x, 10.5.4.x and 10.5.3.x ,contain an improper authorization vulnerability. A remote authenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability leading to escalation of privileges.

Weakness: CWE-285 (Improper Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-25949?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Networking Os10.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-25949?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-25949 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-25949 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-25949 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell SmartFabric OS10 Software

- [CVE-2021-36307](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36307/): Privilege escalation in Networking OS (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-15778](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15778/): DSA-2019-019: Dell Networking OS10 OS Command Injection Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-36306](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36306/): Auth bypass in Networking OS (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2023-39248](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-39248/): Denial of service in Dell Networking OS10 (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2018-15784](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15784/): DSA-2019-001: Dell Networking OS10 Improper Certificate Validation Vulnerability (high 7.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-25949 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-25949 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell SmartFabric OS10 Software, published on 12 Jun 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-2024-25949 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell SmartFabric OS10 Software. 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-2024-25949/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25949/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-25949
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-25949
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-25949

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25949/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.