CVE-2024-53292

Credential disclosure via plaintext shell-wrapper storage

Published Dec 11, 2024 · Updated Dec 11, 2024

Plaintext password storage in Dell VxVerify before x.40.405 allows local users with high privileges to disclose stored credentials. The shell wrapper stores certain user passwords in plaintext rather than protecting them from local inspection. Exploitation requires high local privileges and user interaction, and the exposed credentials grant the compromised account's access.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability0.14%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Plaintext password storage in Dell VxVerify before x.40.405 allows local users with high privileges to disclose stored credentials. The shell wrapper stores certain user passwords in plaintext rather than protecting them from local inspection. Exploitation requires high local privileges and user interaction, and the exposed credentials grant the compromised account's access.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-53292
Published
Dec 11, 2024
Updated
Dec 11, 2024
Vendor
Dell Technologies
Product
Dell VxRail
Classifications
CWE-522, CWE-256, T1552.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 11, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 11, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=N/A <x.40.405

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Dell Technologies · Dell VxRailversion=N/A <x.40.405

Published CVSS scores

7.2Dell TechnologiesCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.7NISTCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-522Insufficiently Protected Credentials
CWE-256Plaintext Storage of a Password
T1552.001Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

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