CVE-2024-47978 Privilege escalation in NativeEdge

High 7.8 Published Updated

A local low-privileged attacker can exploit unnecessary privileges in Dell NativeEdge to elevate their access rights.

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-2024-47978?

CVE-2024-47978 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell NativeEdge, published on 25 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Dell NativeEdge, version(s) 2.1.0.0, contain(s) an Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges.

Weakness: CWE-250

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-47978?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dell Nativeedge Orchestrator.

How do I fix CVE-2024-47978?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-47978 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-47978 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-47978 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6p6j-6hvm-6fqm.

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