CVE-2024-45764

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-45764?

Upgrade enterprise sonic distribution to 4.2.2 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2024-45764 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2024-45764 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.52% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 41% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2024-45764?

CVE-2024-45764 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.0, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2024-45764 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for enterprise sonic distribution (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

CRITICAL

9.0

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Dell Enterprise SONiC OS, version(s) 4.1.x, 4.2.x, contain(s) a Missing Critical Step in Authentication vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Protection mechanism bypass. This is a critical severity vulnerability so Dell recommends customers to upgrade at the earliest opportunity.

CWE-304

How to fix

Remediation Available

enterprise sonic distributionNVD

Affected:>= 4.2.0, < 4.2.2Fixed in:4.2.2CVE-2024-45764derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.52%probability of exploitation in 30 days

41stpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 41% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

dell.com

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CVE-2026-55957	High	7.3	2.9%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-1065	High	8.1	2.8%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-2302	Critical	9.8	1.9%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-2172	Critical	9.8	1.7%	-	-
CVE-2019-16766	High	8.7	1.5%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-41179	Medium	6.5	1.2%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2024-45764?

Upgrade enterprise sonic distribution to 4.2.2 or later.

Is CVE-2024-45764 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2024-45764 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.52% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 41% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2024-45764?

CVE-2024-45764 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.0, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2024-45764 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for enterprise sonic distribution (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-13.