Unauthorized access via undisclosed default password
Published Mar 17, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026
A default password in Dell SmartFabric OS10 10.5.4.x, 10.5.5.x, 10.5.6.x, and 10.6.0.x allows remote authenticated users unauthorized access. Dell identifies a default-password condition but does not disclose which account, credential, or authentication path is affected. Exploitation requires low-privilege credentials and remote network reachability, after which the affected account's permitted switch functions become accessible.
Summary
What happened
A default password in Dell SmartFabric OS10 10.5.4.x, 10.5.5.x, 10.5.6.x, and 10.6.0.x allows remote authenticated users unauthorized access. Dell identifies a default-password condition but does not disclose which account, credential, or authentication path is affected. Exploitation requires low-privilege credentials and remote network reachability, after which the affected account's permitted switch functions become accessible.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-49559
- Published
- Mar 17, 2025
- Updated
- Feb 26, 2026
- Vendor
- Dell
- Product
- SmartFabric OS10
- Classifications
- CWE-1393, T1078.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 17, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=10.5.4.x
- Affected versionversion=10.5.5.x
- Affected versionversion=10.5.6.x
- Affected versionversion=10.6.0.x
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