Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Dell DM5500 Appliance
CVE-2023-44304

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Dell
Status
Dell Powerprotect Data Manager Dm5500 Appliance
Vendor
CVE Published:
4 December 2023

Summary

The Dell DM5500 Appliance contains a privilege escalation vulnerability within its PPOE Component. This flaw allows an authenticated remote attacker with limited privileges to exploit the vulnerability, potentially enabling them to escape from a restricted shell environment and gain root access to the appliance. This could lead to unauthorized control, data manipulation, and compromise of the system's integrity.

Affected Version(s)

Dell PowerProtect Data Manager DM5500 Appliance DM5500 5.14 and below

References

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000220107/dsa-20...
vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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