CVE-2024-24909
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedDell OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center contains a Remote Code Execution vulnerability in the gateway plugin. A remote authenticated user could potentially exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges. The malicious user may gain the ability to run arbitrary code remotely. This is a high severity vulnerability so Dell recommends customers to upgrade at the earliest opportunity.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceDell OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center contains a Remote Code Execution vulnerability in its gateway plugin component. A remote authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code remotely on the affected system.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Dell OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center is installedCheck for the presence of the application in Windows Programs and Features, or look for the installation directory typically under C:\Program Files\Dell\OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin CenterAffected if The application is present on the system
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Identify the installed versionLocate the version information in the application directory, typically in a version.txt or about dialog within the Dell OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center installation folder, or check the Windows Registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Dell\OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin CenterAffected if The installed version cannot be determined or is not the latest patched version
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Confirm gateway plugin is present and enabledExamine the gateway plugin configuration files in the installation directory, typically under config\gateway or plugins\gateway subdirectories, and check if the plugin is listed as enabled in the main configuration fileAffected if The gateway plugin is installed and enabled, making it potentially exploitable
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Review gateway plugin access controlsInspect the authentication and authorization configuration for the gateway plugin in the application configuration files to determine if remote authenticated users have elevated accessAffected if Remote authenticated users have privileged access to the gateway plugin functionality
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Check for suspicious gateway plugin activity or modificationsReview gateway plugin logs for any unexpected command executions, privilege escalation attempts, or unauthorized configuration changes in the logs directoryAffected if There is evidence of exploitation attempts or unauthorized code execution through the gateway plugin
The system is affected if Dell OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center with an unpatched version and an enabled gateway plugin is installed, allowing remote authenticated users to potentially execute arbitrary code.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataDell recommends upgrading to the latest version of Dell OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center at the earliest opportunity to remediate this privilege escalation and RCE vulnerability.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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