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CVE-2023-44304 (GCVE-0-2023-44304)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-04 08:19 – Updated: 2024-11-21 16:21
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Summary
Dell DM5500 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the appliance. A remote attacker with low privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability to escape the restricted shell and gain root access to the appliance.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-11-21 16:20 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Dell Dell PowerProtect Data Manager DM5500 Appliance Affected: DM5500 5.14 and below
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Date Public
2023-12-04 06:30
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