CVE-2024-39578

Data tampering and service interruption via symlink following

Published Aug 31, 2024 · Updated Sep 3, 2024

UNIX symlink following in Dell PowerScale OneFS 8.2.2.x through 9.8.0.0 allows local users to tamper with data or interrupt services. Dell identifies proprietary code that follows a UNIX symbolic link but does not disclose the affected routine or file operation. Exploitation requires high local privileges; the documented consequences are information tampering, limited data exposure, and denial of service.

CVSS severity6.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.19%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

UNIX symlink following in Dell PowerScale OneFS 8.2.2.x through 9.8.0.0 allows local users to tamper with data or interrupt services. Dell identifies proprietary code that follows a UNIX symbolic link but does not disclose the affected routine or file operation. Exploitation requires high local privileges; the documented consequences are information tampering, limited data exposure, and denial of service.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-39578
Published
Aug 31, 2024
Updated
Sep 3, 2024
Vendor
Dell Technologies
Product
PowerScale OneFS
Classifications
CWE-61
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 31, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 3, 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.x <=9.7.1.0
  2. Affected versionversion=9.8.0.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Dell Technologies · PowerScale OneFSversion=8.2.2.x <=9.7.1.0; version=9.8.0.0

Published CVSS scores

6.3Dell TechnologiesCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H

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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)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-61UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

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