CVE-2024-28961
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 Enterprise, versions 4.0.0 and 4.0.1, contains a sensitive information disclosure vulnerability. A local low privileged malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability to obtain credentials leading to unauthorized access with elevated privileges. This could lead to further attacks, thus 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 Enterprise versions 4.0.0 and 4.0.1 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability where a low-privileged malicious user can obtain sensitive credentials through information disclosure, enabling unauthorized access with elevated privileges.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 4.0= 4.0.1CVSS 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
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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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Identify if Dell OpenManage Enterprise is installedCheck the system for Dell OpenManage Enterprise application - look for the OME software component via system inventory, installed programs list, or Dell-specific management toolsAffected if Dell OpenManage Enterprise is present on the system
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Determine the installed versionUse the Dell OpenManage Enterprise web interface, command line tools, or system inventory to query the exact version number of the installed softwareAffected if The installed version is 4.0.0 or 4.0.1 specifically
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Verify low-privileged user access existsCheck if there are non-administrator user accounts configured with access to Dell OpenManage Enterprise, particularly service accounts or application users with limited permissionsAffected if Low-privileged user accounts exist with OME access
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Audit for sensitive credential exposureReview log files, configuration backups, or temporary files within the OME application directory for exposed credentials, API keys, or authentication tokens accessible to non-admin usersAffected if Sensitive credentials are discoverable by low-privileged users
If Dell OpenManage Enterprise versions 4.0 or 4.0.1 are installed and low-privileged users can access the system, the environment is likely affected by this credential disclosure vulnerability.
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 dataUpgrade Dell OpenManage Enterprise to the latest version as soon as possible to remediate this credential disclosure vulnerability.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-28961 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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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