Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This CVE is about a Dell EMC VxRail maintenance script requiring a password in plain text. That can expose sensitive credentials to highly privileged local users and create risk to system integrity and availability. The public bundle does not provide detailed affected version ranges beyond the Dell VxRail context.
Executive priority
Prioritize review for VxRail environments because credential exposure in infrastructure management tooling can increase blast radius after privileged access is obtained. Urgency is high, but the available evidence points to a local, high-privilege scenario rather than confirmed internet-scale exploitation.
Technical view
CVE-2024-39575 is classified as CWE-256, plain-text storage or handling of a password. The CVSS 3.1 score is 7.4 with local attack vector, high complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, changed scope, low confidentiality impact, and high integrity and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most relevant to organizations running Dell EMC VxRail Appliance environments where the referenced update_disk_psu_baseline.sh script exists or is used. The source bundle lists limited version detail, so teams should verify exposure against Dell’s advisory and their installed VxRail release inventory.
Exploitation context
The CVSS vector indicates exploitation requires local access and high privileges, with high complexity. The bundle does not report public exploitation, and KEV status is false. Treat this as a privileged insider or post-compromise credential-handling risk unless Dell publishes broader evidence.
Researcher notes
The supplied metadata is sparse: the affected version is shown as “0” with default status “unaffected,” while the Dell advisory title references VxRail 7.0.520. Do not assume broader affected versions without Dell confirmation. No exploit details or KEV evidence are provided.
Mitigation direction
- Review Dell advisory DSA-2024-247 for affected release and update guidance.
- Apply Dell-provided VxRail security updates or workarounds where applicable.
- Limit local and administrative access to VxRail management systems.
- Rotate any credentials that may have been stored or entered in plain text.
- Check vendor guidance before modifying Dell-managed scripts.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Dell EMC VxRail Appliance versions and compare against Dell advisory DSA-2024-247.
- Check whether update_disk_psu_baseline.sh exists in affected environments.
- Review local file permissions and access history for the script.
- Confirm whether any exposed credentials require rotation.
- Document compensating controls for privileged local access restrictions.
Public sources used
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H0.86dellVulnerability scoring details
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7.4HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H
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- https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000226270/dsa-2024-247-security-update-for-dell-vxrail-7-0-520-multiple-third-party-component-vulnerabilitiesCVE reference, dell · vendor-advisory
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