CVE-2023-28070 Privilege escalation in Alienware Command Center (AWCC)
A local attacker can exploit improper access control during installation or update to escalate privileges in Alienware Command Center.
- 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-2023-28070?
CVE-2023-28070 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Alienware Command Center (AWCC), published on 3 May 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
Alienware Command Center Application, versions 5.5.43.0 and prior, contain an improper access control vulnerability. A local malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability during installation or update process leading to privilege escalation.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28070?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dell Alienware Command Center.
How do I fix CVE-2023-28070?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28070 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-28070 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28070 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Dell Alienware Command Center (AWCC)
- CVE-2025-46367 Other in Alienware Command Center
- CVE-2025-46369 Privilege escalation in Alienware Command Center 6.x (AWCC)
- CVE-2023-28072 Deserialization in Alienware Command Center (AWCC)
- CVE-2023-24569 Privilege escalation in Alienware Command Center (AWCC)
- CVE-2024-22450 Path traversal in Alienware Command Center (AWCC)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4g68-7h5f-f7j6.