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CVE-2019-3749

Dell Command Update versions prior to 3.1 contain an Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability. A...

5.6 Medium

CVE-2019-3749 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.6) in Dell Command Update, published December 3, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 25th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
5.6 MediumCVSS 3.0, CVE List
Exploit chance
0.32%EPSS, 25th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

Dell Command Update versions prior to 3.1 contain an Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user with low privileges potentially could exploit this vulnerability to delete arbitrary files by creating a symlink from the "Temp\ICProgress\Dell_InventoryCollector_Progress.xml" to any targeted file. This issue occurs because permissions on the Temp directory were set incorrectly.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.32%Up 0.1 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

CVE List Score used5.6

Dell Command Update versions prior to 3.1 contain an Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user with low privileges potentially could exploit this vulnerability to delete arbitrary files by creating a symlink from the "Temp\ICProgress\Dell_InventoryCollector_Progress.xml" to any targeted file. This issue occurs because permissions on the Temp directory were set incorrectly.

Record
CVE-2019-3749
CVSS 3.0
5.6 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Weakness
CWE-427
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-133845.6

Dell Command Update versions prior to 3.1 contain an Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user with low privileges potentially could exploit this vulnerability to delete arbitrary files by creating a symlink from the "Temp\ICProgress\Dell_InventoryCollector_Progress.xml" to any targeted file. This issue occurs because permissions on the Temp directory were set incorrectly.

Record
EUVD-2019-13384
CVSS 3.0
5.6 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f6pq-354j-4f2pNo score

Dell Command Update versions prior to 3.1 contain an Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability. A...

Dell Command Update versions prior to 3.1 contain an Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user with low privileges potentially could exploit this vulnerability to delete arbitrary files by creating a symlink from the "Temp\ICProgress\Dell_InventoryCollector_Progress.xml" to any targeted file. This issue occurs because permissions on the Temp directory were set incorrectly.

Record
GHSA-f6pq-354j-4f2p
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD5.5

Dell Command Update versions prior to 3.1 contain an Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user with low privileges potentially could exploit this vulnerability to delete arbitrary files by creating a symlink from the "Temp\ICProgress\Dell_InventoryCollector_Progress.xml" to any targeted file. This issue occurs because permissions on the Temp directory were set incorrectly.

Record
CVE-2019-3749
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 3.0
5.6 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
CVSS 2.0
3.6 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-427, CWE-59
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliases, publishedEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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References

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