CVE-2023-24569 Privilege escalation in Alienware Command Center (AWCC)
A local authenticated attacker can exploit improper input validation in a named pipe to elevate privileges on systems running Dell Alienware Command Center.
- 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-2023-24569?
CVE-2023-24569 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Alienware Command Center (AWCC), 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 Alienware Command Center versions 5.5.37.0 and prior contain an Improper Input validation vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user could potentially send malicious input to a named pipe in order to elevate privileges on the system.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-24569?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dell Alienware Command Center.
How do I fix CVE-2023-24569?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-24569 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-24569 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-24569 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2023-28072 Deserialization in Alienware Command Center (AWCC)
- CVE-2024-22450 Path traversal in Alienware Command Center (AWCC)
- CVE-2026-25908 Privilege escalation in Alienware Command Center (AWCC)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m6h4-j5mx-hc72.