# CVE-2024-42427: Command injection in Wyse Proprietary OS (Modern ThinOS)

> An unauthenticated attacker with physical access can exploit a command injection flaw in Dell ThinOS to elevate privileges.

- **Severity:** High 7.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 10 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pg7h-4x9w-92w3

## What is CVE-2024-42427?

CVE-2024-42427 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Dell Wyse Proprietary OS (Modern ThinOS), published on 10 Sep 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell ThinOS versions 2402 and 2405, contains an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with physical access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges.

Weakness: CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-42427?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Wyse Thinos.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-42427?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-42427 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-42427 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42427 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell Wyse Proprietary OS (Modern ThinOS)

- [CVE-2020-29491](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-29491/): Misconfiguration in Wyse Proprietary OS (ThinOS) (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2020-29492](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-29492/): Misconfiguration in Wyse Proprietary OS (ThinOS) (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2021-21597](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21597/): Information disclosure in Wyse ThinOS (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2022-34402](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34402/): Denial of service in Wyse Proprietary OS (Modern ThinOS) (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2023-32446](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32446/): Information disclosure in Wyse Proprietary OS (Modern ThinOS) (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-42427 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-42427 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Dell Wyse Proprietary OS (Modern ThinOS), published on 10 Sep 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42427 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell Wyse Proprietary OS (Modern ThinOS). 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-2024-42427/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42427/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-42427
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42427
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-42427

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42427/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.