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Smartfabric Os10Operating system · Dell

CVE-2024-49558

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-11-12
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 10.5.4.13 / 10.5.5.12 or later.
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80/100
Remediation priority · High
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) 10.5.6.x, 10.5.5.x, 10.5.4.x, 10.5.3.x, contain(s) an Improper Privilege Management vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges.

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 confidence

Dell SmartFabric OS10 versions 10.5.3.x through 10.5.6.x contain an improper privilege management vulnerability. A low-privileged user with local access can exploit this to gain elevated (administrator/root) privileges on the affected system.

MitigationApply the vendor-supplied patch or upgrade to a corrected version of Dell SmartFabric OS10. Until patched, restrict local physical and console access to trusted personnel only.

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:>= 10.5.4.0, < 10.5.4.13>= 10.5.5.0, < 10.5.5.12>= 10.5.6.0, < 10.5.6.6

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
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 checks

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

  1. Check the installed Dell SmartFabric OS10 version
    Run the command 'show version' or 'show system information' on the OS10 CLI
    Affected if The displayed version falls within 10.5.4.0-10.5.4.12, 10.5.5.0-10.5.5.11, or 10.5.6.0-10.5.6.5
  2. Confirm the exact version number
    Run 'show version' and locate the firmware or OS10 version string in the output
    Affected if The version is 10.5.4.0 through 10.5.4.12, 10.5.5.0 through 10.5.5.11, or 10.5.6.0 through 10.5.6.5 (versions prior to 10.5.4.13, 10.5.5.12, or 10.5.6.6 in each respective branch)
  3. Identify user privilege levels on the system
    Run 'show users' or 'show running-configuration | include username' to enumerate local user accounts and their assigned privilege levels
    Affected if Low-privileged user accounts exist alongside the vulnerable OS10 version, indicating potential for privilege escalation

A system is affected if it runs Dell SmartFabric OS10 version 10.5.4.0-10.5.4.12, 10.5.5.0-10.5.5.11, or 10.5.6.0-10.5.6.5 and has local user accounts configured.

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 10.5.4.13 / 10.5.5.12 / 10.5.6.6 or later
Fixed in 10.5.4.1310.5.5.1210.5.6.6
Interim mitigation

Apply the vendor-supplied patch or upgrade to a corrected version of Dell SmartFabric OS10. Until patched, restrict local physical and console access to trusted personnel only.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

10.5.4.13 or later (for 10.5.4.x branch); 10.5.5.12 or later (for 10.5.5.x branch); 10.5.6.6 or later (for 10.5.6.x branch)

  1. Determine the currently installed SmartFabric OS10 version using 'show version' command
  2. Identify which version branch (10.5.4.x, 10.5.5.x, or 10.5.6.x) is currently in use
  3. For 10.5.4.x branch: upgrade to version 10.5.4.13 or later
  4. For 10.5.5.x branch: upgrade to version 10.5.5.12 or later
  5. For 10.5.6.x branch: upgrade to version 10.5.6.6 or later
  6. Download the appropriate upgrade image from Dell support portal (support.dell.com)
  7. Follow standard Dell OS10 upgrade procedure: upload image using 'software upload' command, then 'software activate' command
  8. Verify the upgrade was successful using 'show version' command
Caveat Refer to Dell SmartFabric OS10 release notes for any known compatibility issues or upgrade prerequisites specific to your 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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  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
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