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Dell Command | Update and Dell Update < 5.4 DoS

high Nessus Plugin ID 242673

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Synopsis

Dell Command | Update or Dell Update is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.

Description

The version of Dell Command | Update or Dell Update on the remote Windows host is prior to 5.4. It is, therefore, affected by a denial of service vulnerability:

 - Dell Command | Update, Dell Update, and Alienware Update UWP, versions prior to 5.4, contain an Exposed Dangerous Method or Function vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to denial of service. (CVE-2024-28962)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Dell Command | Update or Dell | Update version 5.4 or later via the Microsoft Store.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?6248e12a

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 242673

File Name: dell_command_update_5_4.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 7/24/2025

Updated: 7/24/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-28962

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:dell:command_update, cpe:/a:dell:update

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, WMI/Windows App Store/Enumerated

Patch Publication Date: 8/5/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/5/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-28962

IAVA: 2024-A-0466