CVE-2024-28980Network attack vector

Unauthenticated remote execution via risky SSH cryptography

Published Dec 13, 2024 · Updated Dec 13, 2024

Broken SSH cryptography in Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines 6.0.x allows remote attackers to execute code without authentication. The SSH service uses a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm, but Dell has not disclosed the algorithm or the operation that enables execution. Exposure requires network access to the vRPA SSH service; Dell does not describe the executable actions or privilege level attained.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.55%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Broken SSH cryptography in Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines 6.0.x allows remote attackers to execute code without authentication. The SSH service uses a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm, but Dell has not disclosed the algorithm or the operation that enables execution. Exposure requires network access to the vRPA SSH service; Dell does not describe the executable actions or privilege level attained.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-28980
Published
Dec 13, 2024
Updated
Dec 13, 2024
Vendor
Dell
Product
RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines
Classifications
CWE-327
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

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

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=6.0 SP1
  2. Affected versionversion=6.0 SP1 P1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Dell · RecoverPoint for Virtual Machinesversion=6.0 SP1; version=6.0 SP1 P1

Published CVSS scores

6.5DellCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
9.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-327Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

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