# CVE-2024-28974: Weak cryptography in Data Protection Advisor

> A low-privileged remote attacker can cause a denial of service in Dell Data Protection Advisor due to inadequate encryption strength.

- **Severity:** High 7.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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:** 29 May 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024

## What is CVE-2024-28974?

CVE-2024-28974 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Data Protection Advisor, published on 29 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell Data Protection Advisor, version(s) 19.9, contain(s) an Inadequate Encryption Strength vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Denial of service.

Weakness: CWE-326 (Inadequate Encryption Strength)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-28974?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Dell Data Protection Advisor, Dell Dp4400 Firmware, Dell Dp5900 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-28974?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-28974 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-28974 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-28974 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell Data Protection Advisor

- [CVE-2025-46699](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-46699/): Code injection in Data Protection Advisor (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-28974 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-28974 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Data Protection Advisor, published on 29 May 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-2024-28974 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell Data Protection Advisor. 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-2024-28974/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28974/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-28974
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28974
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-28974

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28974/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.