Link following in Dell AppSync
Priority LOW 24CWE-61Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00175 6th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-52542
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6m5p-mv69-2wfh
References
More Dell Appsync vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-18286 Incorrect permission assignment in Dell AppSync CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
- TI-2025-23799 Unrestricted file upload in Dell AppSync CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.6
- TI-2026-18285 Dell AppSync, version(s) 4.6.0, contain(s) an UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
- TI-2025-24908 XML external entity injection in Dell AppSync CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-52542 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-52542 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6m5p-mv69-2wfh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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