CVE-2024-37129 Path traversal in Dell Inventory Collector

Medium 6.7 Published Updated

A local authenticated attacker can exploit a path traversal flaw in Dell Inventory Collector to achieve arbitrary code execution on the system.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-37129?

CVE-2024-37129 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Dell Inventory Collector, published on 31 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Dell Inventory Collector, versions prior to 12.3.0.6 contains a Path Traversal vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to arbitrary code execution on the system.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-37129?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dell Inventory Collector.

How do I fix CVE-2024-37129?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-37129 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2024-37129 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-37129 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jjpg-fxf6-vwcx.

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