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CVE-2024-38487 Dell CVE debrief

CVE-2024-38487 is a HIGH severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7. The api-gateway container running with root privilege allows an attacker to escape the container and access the host system to perform unintended actions.

Vendor
Dell
Product
EMC VxRail Appliance
CVSS
HIGH 7
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2026-06-16
Original CVE updated
2026-06-16
Advisory published
2026-06-16
Advisory updated
2026-06-16

Who should care

Users of Dell vxrail 7-0-520 should be aware of this vulnerability.

Technical summary

The vulnerability exists in the api-gateway container which runs with root privilege. This allows an attacker to escape the container and access the host system.

Defensive priority

HIGH

Recommended defensive actions

  • Apply security updates as described in Dell's DSA-2024-247 security update for Dell vxrail 7-0-520 multiple third-party component vulnerabilities [ref-4].

Evidence notes

Vendor and product information is not confirmed but evidence suggests a link to Dell.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2024-38487 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-38487

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2024-38487 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38487

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Supplemental references

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000226270/dsa-2024-247-security-update-for-dell-vxrail-7-0-520-multiple-third-party-component-vulnerabilities

    [email protected]

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.