CVE-2024-25952

Data tampering and service interruption via symlinks

Published Mar 28, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

UNIX symlink following in Dell PowerScale OneFS 8.2.2 through 9.7.0.1 allows local users with high privileges to tamper with data or crash services. Dell has not disclosed the affected file operation or the path whose symbolic-link target is followed. Exploitation requires an account with SSH or console login permission; a successful attempt can modify stored information or interrupt OneFS services.

CVSS severity6.0
Medium
EPSS probability0.19%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

UNIX symlink following in Dell PowerScale OneFS 8.2.2 through 9.7.0.1 allows local users with high privileges to tamper with data or crash services. Dell has not disclosed the affected file operation or the path whose symbolic-link target is followed. Exploitation requires an account with SSH or console login permission; a successful attempt can modify stored information or interrupt OneFS services.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-25952
Published
Mar 28, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Vendor
Dell Technologies
Product
PowerScale OneFS
Classifications
CWE-61, CWE-59, CAPEC-27, T1565.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 28, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 1, 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=8.2.2 <=9.3.0.0
  2. Affected versionversion=9.4.0.0 <=9.4.0.16
  3. Affected versionversion=9.5.0.0 <=9.5.0.7
  4. Affected versionversion=9.6.1.0 <=9.7.0.0
  5. Affected versionversion=9.7.0.0 <=9.7.0.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Dell Technologies · PowerScale OneFSversion=8.2.2 <=9.3.0.0; version=9.4.0.0 <=9.4.0.16; version=9.5.0.0 <=9.5.0.7; version=9.6.1.0 <=9.7.0.0; version=9.7.0.0 <=9.7.0.1

Published CVSS scores

6.0Dell TechnologiesCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-61UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CAPEC-27Leveraging Race Conditions via Symbolic Links
T1565.001Stored Data Manipulation

Public exploit references

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