Dell PowerProtect DD <8.3 PT overwrite OS files
CVE-2024-51534 Published on February 1, 2025

Dell PowerProtect DD versions prior to DDOS 8.3.0.0, 7.10.1.50, and 7.13.1.20 contain a path traversal vulnerability. A local low privileged could potentially exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized overwrite of OS files stored on the server filesystem. Exploitation could lead to denial of service.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2024-51534 is exploitable with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity and availability.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
NONE
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

Path Traversal: '\..\filename'

The software uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize '\..\filename' (leading backslash dot dot) sequences that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.


Products Associated with CVE-2024-51534

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Affected Versions

Dell PowerProtect DD:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.13%
Percentile
32.97%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.