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Smartfabric Os10Operating system · Dell

CVE-2024-39585

HIGH · 8.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-09-06
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 10.5.6.4 or later.
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87/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable Zero-click

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 · unedited
Dell SmartFabric OS10 Software, version(s) 10.5.5.4 through 10.5.5.10 and 10.5.6.x, contain(s) an Use of Hard-coded Password vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Client-side request forgery and Information disclosure.

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 confidence

Dell SmartFabric OS10 versions 10.5.5.4-10.5.5.10 and 10.5.6.x contain a hard-coded password vulnerability that allows a low-privileged remote attacker to potentially exploit client-side request forgery and disclose sensitive information.

MitigationChange or rotate any hard-coded credentials identified in the system; apply vendor-supplied patches when available; restrict remote access to minimize attack surface until remediation is complete.

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
Smartfabric Os10Operating system
Affected:>= 10.5.5.4, <= 10.5.5.10>= 10.5.6.0, < 10.5.6.4

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
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify installed OS10 version
    Access the Dell SmartFabric OS10 CLI and run the command to display the software version, typically 'show version' or 'show system information'
    Affected if The displayed version falls within 10.5.5.4 through 10.5.5.10 or 10.5.6.0 through 10.5.6.3
  2. Confirm version is within affected range
    Compare your installed version number against the affected ranges: 10.5.5.4 <= version <= 10.5.5.10 OR 10.5.6.0 <= version < 10.5.6.4
    Affected if Your version matches either of these ranges
  3. Verify remote access configuration
    Check if remote management access is enabled on the OS10 device, typically via 'show management' or 'show ip interface' for mgmt0
    Affected if Remote access is enabled and the device runs an affected version, as the vulnerability is remotely exploitable
  4. Review account configurations
    Examine user accounts configured on the system using 'show running-configuration' or 'show users' to identify any accounts that may be using the hard-coded credential
    Affected if Unknown or unexpected accounts exist on a system running an affected version

The system is affected if the installed Dell SmartFabric OS10 version is 10.5.5.4 through 10.5.5.10 or 10.5.6.0 through 10.5.6.3, as these versions contain the hard-coded password vulnerability.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

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.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 10.5.6.4 or later
Fixed in 10.5.6.4
Interim mitigation

Change or rotate any hard-coded credentials identified in the system; apply vendor-supplied patches when available; restrict remote access to minimize attack surface until remediation is complete.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

10.5.6.4 or later stable release (10.5.x series)

  1. 1. Back up the current SmartFabric OS10 configuration using the `copy running-config startup-config` command or via Dell SmartFabric OS10 management interface.
  2. 2. Schedule a maintenance window for the upgrade as it may require network downtime.
  3. 3. Download the firmware image (version 10.5.6.4 or later stable release) from Dell Support website (www.dell.com).
  4. 4. Upload the firmware to the switch using `copy tftp://<server>/<image> flash:` command or via the management interface.
  5. 5. Verify the image integrity using `verify` command or MD5/SHA256 checksum provided by Dell.
  6. 6. Set the boot variable to the new image using `boot system flash://<image-name>` command.
  7. 7. Reload the switch using `reload` command to apply the new firmware.
  8. 8. After the switch boots, verify the new version using `show version` command.
Caveat Standard firmware upgrade risks apply - ensure backup and test in lab environment before production deployment

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Smartfabric Os10 Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
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