CVE-2024-22428

Local privilege escalation via custom-path folder permissions

Published Jan 16, 2024 · Updated Nov 13, 2024

Incorrect default permissions in Dell iDRAC Service Module 5.2.0.0 and earlier allow local users to execute code with elevated privileges. On Windows custom-path installations, the installation tree receives folder permissions that let unprivileged users modify installed program content. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and a nondefault installation path; Linux and ESXi builds are unaffected.

CVSS severity7.0
High
EPSS probability0.17%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect default permissions in Dell iDRAC Service Module 5.2.0.0 and earlier allow local users to execute code with elevated privileges. On Windows custom-path installations, the installation tree receives folder permissions that let unprivileged users modify installed program content. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and a nondefault installation path; Linux and ESXi builds are unaffected.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-22428
Published
Jan 16, 2024
Updated
Nov 13, 2024
Vendor
Dell
Product
iDRAC Service Module
Classifications
CWE-276, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 16, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 13, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=5.1.0.0 <=5.2.0.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Dell · iDRAC Service Moduleversion=5.1.0.0 <=5.2.0.0

Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.0DellCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-276Incorrect Default Permissions
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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