# CVE-2024-28962: Other in Dell Update (DU)

> An unauthenticated remote attacker can cause a denial of service in Dell Update utilities by exploiting an exposed dangerous method.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-952c-48vm-qj8v

## What is CVE-2024-28962?

CVE-2024-28962 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Update (DU), published on 6 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell Command | Update, Dell Update, and Alienware Update UWP, versions prior to 5.4, contain an Exposed Dangerous Method or Function vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to denial of service.

Weakness: CWE-610 (Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-28962?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Dell Alienware Update, Dell Command Update, Dell Update.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-28962?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-28962 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-28962 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-28962 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell Update (DU)

- [CVE-2022-34384](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34384/): Privilege escalation in SupportAssist Client Consumer (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-34459](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34459/): Security feature bypass in Dell Command Update (DCU) (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-34382](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34382/): Privilege escalation in Dell Command Update (DCU) (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-24426](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24426/): Privilege escalation in Dell Command Update (DCU) (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-28065](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28065/): Path traversal in Dell Command Update (DCU) (medium 6.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-28962 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-28962 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Update (DU), published on 6 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-28962 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell Update (DU). 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-2024-28962/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28962/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-28962
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28962
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-28962

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