CVE-2024-28963
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 · uneditedTelemetry Dashboard v1.0.0.7 for Dell ThinOS 2402 contains a sensitive information disclosure vulnerability. An unauthenticated user with local access to the device could exploit this vulnerability to read sensitive proxy settings information.
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 · moderate confidenceTelem telemetry Dashboard v1.0.0.7 for Dell ThinOS 2402 contains an information disclosure vulnerability where an unauthenticated attacker with local device access can read sensitive proxy configuration settings, potentially including authentication credentials used for proxy connections.
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= 1.0.0.7CVSS 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
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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 Telemetry Dashboard versionCheck the installed version of Dell Telemetry Dashboard on the ThinOS device. This may be visible in the application itself, system inventory, or package management tools for ThinOS.Affected if The version is exactly 1.0.0.7 (Dell Telemetry Dashboard)
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Confirm Telemetry Dashboard is running or installedLocate the Telemetry Dashboard application or service on the ThinOS 2402 system using system utilities or inventory tools.Affected if Telemetry Dashboard is present and running on the device
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Locate proxy configuration files or settingsSearch for proxy-related configuration files or registry/settings locations that the Telemetry Dashboard uses to store proxy settings. Common locations include configuration directories, application data folders, or system network settings accessible to the dashboard.Affected if Proxy configuration files or settings exist and are readable by the application
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Check for plaintext credentials in proxy configsExamine any proxy configuration files identified for the presence of username/password fields or authentication tokens stored in plaintext.Affected if Proxy configuration contains plaintext username/password or authentication credentials
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Assess physical/logical access exposureDetermine if the ThinOS device or its configuration storage locations are accessible to unauthenticated users or if the device is in an environment with uncontrolled physical access.Affected if Unauthenticated local access to the device or its configuration is possible
A defender is affected if Dell Telemetry Dashboard v1.0.0.7 is installed and proxy configuration files containing plaintext credentials are accessible to unauthenticated local users.
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 dataApply vendor patches for Dell ThinOS 2402 when available; restrict physical/logical access to devices running the affected Telemetry Dashboard; avoid storing plaintext proxy credentials in configurations accessible to unauthenticated users.
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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-2024-28963 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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