Dell Inventory Collector Client, versions prior to 12.7.0, contains an Improper Link Resolution Before File Access vulnerability.

published 2024-12-18 22 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-42750

cvss: 7.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 8%
public exploits: 0; none known

Dell Inventory Collector Client, versions prior to 12.7.0, contains an Improper Link Resolution Before File Access vulnerability. A low-privilege attacker with local access may exploit this vulnerability, potentially resulting in Elevation of Privileges and unauthorized file system access.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

Dell Inventory Collector Client 12.7.0

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 22 mo ago (2024-12-18)

Exploit prediction

0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Dell Inventory Collector Client

Classification

Weakness

CWE-61 UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

dell.com /support/kbdoc/en-us/000255700/dsa-2024-475
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-47480
NVD CVE-2024-47480

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Summary