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CVE-2023-39254 (GCVE-0-2023-39254)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-03-01 12:43 – Updated: 2024-08-05 18:38
VLAI
Summary
Dell Update Package (DUP), Versions prior to 4.9.10 contain an Uncontrolled Search Path vulnerability. A malicious user with local access to the system could potentially exploit this vulnerability to run arbitrary code as admin.
Severity
6.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/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 2024-08-05 18:35 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Dell DUP Framework Affected: N/A , < 4.9.10 (semver)
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dell update_package_framework Affected: 0 , < 4.9.10 (semver)
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Date Public
2024-02-13 06:30
Credits
Dohyun Lee
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