CVE-2023-32489 Privilege escalation in PowerScale OneFS

What is CVE-2023-32489?

CVE-2023-32489 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Powerscale Onefs, published on 16 Aug 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Dell PowerScale OneFS 8.2x -9.5x contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. A local attacker with high privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability, to bypass mode protections and gain elevated privileges.

Weakness: CWE-280

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-32489?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dell Powerscale Onefs.

How do I fix CVE-2023-32489?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-32489 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-32489 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-32489 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Dell Powerscale Onefs

• CVE-2024-53298 Missing authorization in PowerScale OneFS Critical 9.8
• CVE-2025-27690 Hardcoded credentials in PowerScale OneFS Critical 9.8
• CVE-2022-31229 Information disclosure in PowerScale OneFS Critical 9.6
• CVE-2026-22278 Auth bypass in PowerScale OneFS High 8.1
• CVE-2024-29170 Hardcoded credentials in PowerScale OneFS High 8.1

All Dell Powerscale Onefs vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-5wr6-6xq7-gxj9.