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CVE-2024-24908

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 8, 2024 at 03:48 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:15 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorDM5500 FirmwareDm5500PowerProtect DM5500

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Dell PowerProtect DM5500 version 5.15.0.0 and prior contain an Arbitrary File Delete via Path Traversal vulnerability. A remote attacker with high privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability to deletion of arbitrary files stored on the server filesystem.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

DM5500 Firmware· Dell
95%
v ≤ 5.15.0.0
Affected range stops below 5.16.0.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
PowerProtect DM5500· Dell
60%
v ≤ 5.15
Dm5500· Delldevice
80%
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000224843/dsa-2024-083-security-update-for-dell-powerprotect-data-manager-appliance-for-multiple-vulnerabilities

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.5MEDIUMdell
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-22

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