# CVE-2023-32463: Denial of service in Dell EMC VxRail Appliance

> A remote unauthenticated attacker can cause degraded performance and system malfunction in Dell VxRail appliances via the upgrade functionality.

- **Severity:** Low 3.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mhqq-6v2w-prq5

## What is CVE-2023-32463?

CVE-2023-32463 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Dell EMC VxRail Appliance, published on 23 Jun 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell VxRail, version(s) 8.0.100 and earlier contain a denial-of-service vulnerability in the upgrade functionality. A remote unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to degraded performance and system malfunction.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-32463?

It affects 45 products.


Products: Dell Vxrail D560 Firmware, Dell Vxrail D560f Firmware, Dell Vxrail E460 Firmware, Dell Vxrail E560 Firmware, Dell Vxrail E560 Vcf Firmware, Dell Vxrail E560f Firmware, Dell Vxrail E560f Vcf Firmware, Dell Vxrail E560n Firmware, Dell Vxrail E560n Vcf Firmware, Dell Vxrail E660 Firmware, Dell Vxrail E660f Firmware, Dell Vxrail E660n Firmware, Dell Vxrail E665 Firmware, Dell Vxrail E665f Firmware, Dell Vxrail E665n Firmware, Dell Vxrail G560 Firmware, Dell Vxrail G560 Vcf Firmware, Dell Vxrail G560f Firmware, Dell Vxrail G560f Vcf Firmware, Dell Vxrail P470 Firmware and 25 more.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-32463?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-32463 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-32463 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-32463 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell EMC VxRail Appliance

- [CVE-2020-5368](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5368/): Auth bypass in VxRail (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-21102](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21102/): Information disclosure in Dell VxRail HCI (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2025-21111](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21111/): Information disclosure in Dell VxRail HCI (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-32464](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32464/): Security feature bypass in Dell EMC VxRail Appliance (low 2.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-32463 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-32463 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Dell EMC VxRail Appliance, published on 23 Jun 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-32463 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell EMC VxRail Appliance. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32463/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32463/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32463
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32463
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-32463

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32463/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.