CVE-2024-28972 Weak cryptography in InsightIQ

What is CVE-2024-28972?

CVE-2024-28972 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell InsightIQ, published on 1 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Dell InsightIQ, Verion 5.0.0, contains a use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm vulnerability. An unauthenticated remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to information disclosure.

Weakness: CWE-327

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-28972?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dell Insightiq.

How do I fix CVE-2024-28972?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-28972 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-28972 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-28972 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Dell InsightIQ

• CVE-2024-25962 Missing authorization in InsightIQ High 8.3
• CVE-2026-35071 Command injection in PowerScale InsightIQ High 8.2
• CVE-2025-30475 Privilege escalation in PowerScale InsightIQ High 8.1
• CVE-2024-39583 Weak cryptography in PowerScale InsightIQ High 8.1
• CVE-2024-39581 Path traversal in PowerScale InsightIQ High 7.3

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-mh5w-3vmr-jrf6.