CVE-2024-47480

Local privilege escalation via symbolic link following

Published Dec 18, 2024 · Updated Dec 18, 2024

Link following in Dell Inventory Collector Client before 12.7.0 allows local users with low privileges to elevate privileges and access files. The collector resolves a symbolic link before file access and then operates on the link target; Dell has not disclosed the affected file operation or code locus. Exploitation requires local low-privilege access and can grant unauthorized file-system access with elevated rights.

CVSS severity7.8
High
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

Link following in Dell Inventory Collector Client before 12.7.0 allows local users with low privileges to elevate privileges and access files. The collector resolves a symbolic link before file access and then operates on the link target; Dell has not disclosed the affected file operation or code locus. Exploitation requires local low-privilege access and can grant unauthorized file-system access with elevated rights.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-47480
Published
Dec 18, 2024
Updated
Dec 18, 2024
Vendor
Dell
Product
Dell Inventory Collector Client
Classifications
CWE-59, CWE-61, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 18, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 18, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=N/A <12.7.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Dell · Dell Inventory Collector Clientversion=N/A <12.7.0

Published CVSS scores

7.8DellCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8NISTCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CWE-61UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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