# CVE-2023-32492: Misconfiguration in PowerScale OneFS

> A low-privileged local attacker can exploit incorrect default permissions to disclose information or modify files in Dell PowerScale OneFS.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 1 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g8r4-3c55-hq3m

## What is CVE-2023-32492?

CVE-2023-32492 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 9.5.0.x contains an incorrect default permissions vulnerability. A low-privileged local attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to information disclosure or allowing to modify files.

Weakness: CWE-276 (Incorrect Default Permissions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-32492?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Powerscale Onefs.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-32492?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-32492 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-32492 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-32492 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell Powerscale Onefs

- [CVE-2024-53298](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53298/): Missing authorization in PowerScale OneFS (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-27690](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-27690/): Hardcoded credentials in PowerScale OneFS (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-31229](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31229/): Information disclosure in PowerScale OneFS (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2026-22278](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-22278/): Auth bypass in PowerScale OneFS (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2024-29170](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29170/): Hardcoded credentials in PowerScale OneFS (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-32492 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-32492 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-32492 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell Powerscale Onefs. 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-2023-32492/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32492/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32492
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32492
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-32492

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32492/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.