# CVE-2024-42422: Auth bypass in NetWorker

> Unauthenticated remote attackers can bypass authorization to disclose sensitive information in Dell NetWorker.

- **Severity:** High 8.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/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:** 3 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 3 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4878-4h8j-fwv8

## What is CVE-2024-42422?

CVE-2024-42422 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Dell NetWorker, published on 3 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell NetWorker, version(s) 19.10, contain(s) an Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information disclosure.

Weakness: CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-42422?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Networker.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-42422?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-42422 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-42422 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42422 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell NetWorker

- [CVE-2023-28055](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28055/): Missing authorization in NetWorker (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-25539](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25539/): Command injection in NetWorker NVE (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2025-21103](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21103/): Code injection in NetWorker Management Console (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2025-21107](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21107/): Privilege escalation in NetWorker (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2024-22432](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22432/): Information disclosure in NetWorker Module for Databases and Applications - Oracle (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-42422 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-42422 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Dell NetWorker, published on 3 Dec 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-2024-42422 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell NetWorker. 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-2024-42422/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42422/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-42422
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42422
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-42422

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42422/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.