# CVE-2024-37129: Path traversal in Dell Inventory Collector

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

- **Severity:** Medium 6.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 24 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jjpg-fxf6-vwcx

## 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 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-37129?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2024-37129 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell Inventory Collector

- [CVE-2024-47480](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47480/): Path traversal in Inventory Collector Client (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-37129 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Dell Inventory Collector. 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-2024-37129/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37129/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-37129
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37129
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-37129

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37129/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.