CVE-2023-28065 Path traversal in Dell Command Update (DCU)
A local attacker can exploit insecure junction handling in Dell Update utilities to escalate privileges on the system.
- 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-2023-28065?
CVE-2023-28065 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Dell Command Update (DCU), published on 23 Jun 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 Command | Update, Dell Update, and Alienware Update versions 4.8.0 and prior contain an Insecure Operation on Windows Junction / Mount Point vulnerability. A local malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability leading to privilege escalation.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28065?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Dell Alienware Update, Dell Command Update, Dell Update.
How do I fix CVE-2023-28065?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28065 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-2023-28065 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28065 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-w728-jx3q-vwr2.