Link following in Dell Inventory Collector Client
Priority LOW 35CWE-61Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00192 8th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Inventory Collector Client (Dell): 12.7.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Inventory Collector Client (Dell) Fixed in 12.7.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-47480
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-72fc-7pff-vv9c
References
More Dell Inventory Collector vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-24656 Path traversal in Dell Inventory Collector CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-47480 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-47480 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-72fc-7pff-vv9c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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