CVE-2024-37126
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 PowerScale OneFS versions 8.2.2.x through 9.8.0.0 contain an improper privilege management vulnerability. A local high privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to unauthorized gain of root-level access.
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 confidenceDell PowerScale OneFS contains an improper privilege management vulnerability that allows a local high-privileged attacker to escalate privileges and gain unauthorized root-level access. The vulnerability exists in versions 8.2.2.x through 9.8.0.0 and requires local access with high privileges as a prerequisite for exploitation.
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= 9.8.0.0>= 8.2.2, < 9.7.1.0CVSS 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
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/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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Confirm Dell PowerScale OneFS is installedIdentify whether the target system is running Dell PowerScale OneFS. This is typically a scale-out NAS storage system. Check system documentation or run generic system information commands to confirm the product name.Affected if The system is running Dell PowerScale OneFS and the product is confirmed.
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Determine the installed OneFS versionUse the appropriate command or method to retrieve the OneFS firmware/software version. Common methods include checking system management interfaces, using CLI tools like 'isi version' or 'isi status', or reviewing system configuration files that store the OneFS version.Affected if A OneFS version can be retrieved and is displayed.
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Compare the installed version against affected rangesEvaluate the retrieved version against the vulnerable ranges: version 9.8.0.0 exactly, and any version from 8.2.2 up to but not including 9.7.1.0. Create a version comparison to determine if the installed version falls within these ranges.Affected if The installed version is 9.8.0.0 OR any version >= 8.2.2 and < 9.7.1.0, indicating the system is affected by the vulnerability.
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Verify local high-privileged access existsAssess whether local user accounts with elevated privileges (such as administrative or root-level access) are configured on the OneFS system. Review local user configurations, sudo policies, or administrative group memberships.Affected if Local high-privileged accounts exist on the system, which is a prerequisite condition for potential exploitation of this vulnerability.
A system is affected if it runs Dell PowerScale OneFS version 9.8.0.0 or any version from 8.2.2 through 9.7.0.x, and has local high-privileged accounts configured.
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 data9.7.1.0
Apply the vendor-provided patch or upgrade to a fixed OneFS version as specified in Dell's security advisory. Restrict local administrative access and monitor for suspicious privilege escalation activities until the patch is applied.
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-37126 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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