What is CVE-2024-52542?

CVE-2024-52542 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Appsync, classified under UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2024-12-17.

How severe is CVE-2024-52542?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-52542 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Dell Appsync

CVE-2024-52542

Dell AppSync, version 4.6.0.x, contain a Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to information tampering.

EPSS: 0.001 (29.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Dell Appsync — versions 4.6.0.x

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-61 — UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000261039/dsa-2024-496-security-update-for-del… (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-52542?: CVE-2024-52542 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Appsync, classified under UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2024-12-17.
How severe is CVE-2024-52542?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-52542 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.