CVE-2023-28046 Privilege escalation in Dell Display Manager
A local low-privilege attacker can delete arbitrary files with high privileges during uninstallation, potentially leading to privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-28046?
CVE-2023-28046 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Display Manager, published on 6 Apr 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Dell Display Manager, versions 2.1.0 and prior, contains an arbitrary file or folder deletion vulnerability during uninstallation A local low privilege attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the deletion of arbitrary files on the operating system with high privileges.
Weakness: CWE-272
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28046?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dell Display Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2023-28046?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28046 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-28046 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28046 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Dell Display Manager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5pgq-563r-5q77.