Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Dell DM5500 Appliance
CVE-2023-44304
8.8HIGH
Key Information:
- Vendor
Dell
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 4 December 2023
What is CVE-2023-44304?
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.

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Affected Version(s)
Dell PowerProtect Data Manager DM5500 Appliance DM5500 5.14 and below
References
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