CVE-2024-22229Network attack vector

Authenticated log forgery via unneutralized output

Published Jan 24, 2024 · Updated Aug 23, 2024

Log neutralization failure in Dell Technologies Unity before 5.3.0.0.5.120 allows remote authenticated users to forge audit records. Dell has not disclosed the affected logging component or how attacker-controlled message content reaches the log sink. Low-privileged network access is required; exploitation can create false alarms, suppress records during malicious activity, or falsely implicate another user.

CVSS severity3.1
Low
EPSS probability0.30%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Log neutralization failure in Dell Technologies Unity before 5.3.0.0.5.120 allows remote authenticated users to forge audit records. Dell has not disclosed the affected logging component or how attacker-controlled message content reaches the log sink. Low-privileged network access is required; exploitation can create false alarms, suppress records during malicious activity, or falsely implicate another user.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-22229
Published
Jan 24, 2024
Updated
Aug 23, 2024
Vendor
Dell Technologies
Product
Unity
Classifications
CWE-117, CWE-116, T1562.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 24, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 23, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <5.3.0.0.5.120

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Dell Technologies · Unityversion=0 <5.3.0.0.5.120

Published CVSS scores

4.3NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
3.1DellCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-117Improper Output Neutralization for Logs
CWE-116Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
T1562.001Disable or Modify Tools

Public exploit references

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