CVE-2023-23698 Path traversal in Dell Command Update (DCU)
A local attacker can exploit insecure junction handling in the installer to arbitrarily delete files on the system.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-23698?
CVE-2023-23698 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Dell Command Update (DCU), published on 10 Feb 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Dell Command | Update, Dell Update, and Alienware Update versions before 4.6.0 and 4.7.1 contain Insecure Operation on Windows Junction in the installer component. A local malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability leading to arbitrary file delete.
Weakness: CWE-1386
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-23698?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Dell Alienware Update, Dell Command Update.
How do I fix CVE-2023-23698?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-23698 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2023-23698 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23698 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-5rxp-cqh3-j96r.