Root privilege escalation by high-privileged local users
Published Aug 31, 2024 · Updated Sep 3, 2024
Incorrect privilege assignment in Dell PowerScale OneFS 8.2.2.x through 9.8.0.0 allows local users with high privileges to gain root access. Dell has not published the affected component, the privilege-bearing operation, or how attacker-controlled input reaches the incorrect assignment. Exploitation requires an already high-privileged local account and grants root-level control of the OneFS cluster.
Summary
What happened
Incorrect privilege assignment in Dell PowerScale OneFS 8.2.2.x through 9.8.0.0 allows local users with high privileges to gain root access. Dell has not published the affected component, the privilege-bearing operation, or how attacker-controlled input reaches the incorrect assignment. Exploitation requires an already high-privileged local account and grants root-level control of the OneFS cluster.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-39579
- Published
- Aug 31, 2024
- Updated
- Sep 3, 2024
- Vendor
- Dell Technologies
- Product
- PowerScale OneFS
- Classifications
- CWE-266, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 31, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=8.2.2.x <=9.7.1.0
- Affected versionversion=9.8.0.0
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