CVE-2023-32479 Privilege escalation in Dell Encryption
A local attacker can escalate privileges by replacing binaries in a non-default installation directory with improper ACLs, leading to system compromise.
- 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-2023-32479?
CVE-2023-32479 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Encryption, published on 6 Feb 2024. 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 Encryption, Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise, and Dell Security Management Server versions prior to 11.9.0 contain privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper ACL of the non-default installation directory. A local malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability by replacing binaries in installed directory and taking reverse shell of the system leading to Privilege Escalation.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-32479?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Dell Encryption, Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise, Dell Security Management Server.
How do I fix CVE-2023-32479?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-32479 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-32479 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-32479 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Dell Encryption
- CVE-2025-36564 Privilege escalation in Encryption Admin Utilities
- CVE-2018-15766 Dell Encryption and Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise Security Policy Overwrite Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-46637 Path traversal in Dell Encryption
- CVE-2025-36611 Path traversal in Encryption
- CVE-2020-5385 Privilege escalation in Dell Encryption Enterprise
Sources
Also known as GHSA-whvw-59jf-hrx9.