VDB-238254 · CVE-2023-32457 · dsa-2023-277

Dell PowerScale OneFS up to 9.5.0 privilege defined with unsafe actions

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Dell PowerScale OneFS up to 9.5.0. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation results in privilege defined with unsafe actions. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2023-32457. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dell PowerScale OneFS up to 9.5.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege defined with unsafe actions vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-267. A particular privilege, role, capability, or right can be used to perform unsafe actions that were not intended, even when it is assigned to the correct entity. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Dell PowerScale OneFS, versions 8.2.2.x-9.5.0.x, contains an improper privilege management vulnerability. A remote attacker with low privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to escalation of privileges.

The weakness was shared 08/29/2023 as dsa-2023-277. The advisory is available at dell.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-32457 since 05/09/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/20/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Dell

Name

PowerScale OneFS

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.dell.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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CNA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege defined with unsafe actions
CWE: CWE-267 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/09/2023 🔍
08/29/2023 +112 days 🔍
08/29/2023 +0 days 🔍
02/20/2026 +906 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dell.com

Advisory: dsa-2023-277
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-32457 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-32457
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-238254

Entryinfo

Created: 08/29/2023 14:09
Updated: 02/20/2026 20:20
Changes: 08/29/2023 14:09 (47), 09/22/2023 11:30 (11), 02/20/2026 20:20 (15)
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