CVE-2024-47480 Path traversal in Inventory Collector Client
A local low-privilege attacker can exploit improper link resolution to escalate privileges and access unauthorized files in Dell Inventory Collector Client.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-47480?
CVE-2024-47480 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Dell Inventory Collector Client, published on 18 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Dell Inventory Collector Client, versions prior to 12.7.0, contains an Improper Link Resolution Before File Access vulnerability. A low-privilege attacker with local access may exploit this vulnerability, potentially resulting in Elevation of Privileges and unauthorized file system access.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-47480?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dell Inventory Collector.
How do I fix CVE-2024-47480?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-47480 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-2024-47480 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-47480 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Dell Inventory Collector Client
Sources
Also known as GHSA-72fc-7pff-vv9c.