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6.7

Dell PowerScale OneFS: Local Privilege Escalation Risk

CVE-2024-39579 · published 2 years ago
Summary

A high-privileged user on a Dell PowerScale OneFS system could potentially gain full control of the system, allowing them to access sensitive data and make changes to the system. This could happen if an attacker has already gained access to the system. Dell recommends updating to a fixed version of OneFS to prevent this risk.

What to do
  • Update dell powerscale_onefs to version 9.7.1.2 or later.
Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
dell powerscale_onefs 9.8.0.0
>= 8.2.2.0, < 9.7.1.2
cpe:2.3:a:dell:powerscale_onefs:9.8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Original advisory text
Dell PowerScale OneFS versions 8.2.2.x through 9.8.0.0 contains an incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability. A local high privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to gai...
Dell PowerScale OneFS versions 8.2.2.x through 9.8.0.0 contains an incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability. A local high privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to gain root-level access.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 14 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit
  • Gives an attacker full control
Severity
6.7 Medium
Exploitation
<1% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-266Incorrect Privilege Assignment
Timeline
Published31 Aug 2024
Updated26 Oct 2026
First seen6 Mar 2026
Sources
CVE-2024-39579 · NVD
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