OS Command Injection Vulnerability in Dell PowerProtect Products
CVE-2023-44279

6.7MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Dell
Status
Powerprotect Dd
Vendor
CVE Published:
14 December 2023

Summary

An OS command injection vulnerability exists in the administrator CLI of Dell PowerProtect DD, affecting several versions. A local user with high privileges could exploit this flaw to bypass security mechanisms, potentially leading to unauthorized system access and control. It is crucial for organizations using affected versions to implement recommended security patches to safeguard against possible exploitation.

Affected Version(s)

PowerProtect DD Versions prior to 7.13.0.10, LTS 7.7.5.25, LTS 7.10.1.15, 6.2.1.110

References

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000220264/dsa-20...
vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.7
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Dell Technologies would like to thank Rushank Shetty and Ryan Kane (Security Researchers at Northwestern Mutual) for reporting this issue.
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