CVE-2023-39246 Path traversal in Dell Encryption, Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise, Dell Security Management Server (Windows)
A local attacker can exploit insecure Windows junction handling during installation to create arbitrary folders in restricted directories, leading to privilege escalation.
- 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-2023-39246?
CVE-2023-39246 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Dell Encryption, Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise, Dell Security Management Server (Windows), published on 16 Nov 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
Dell Encryption, Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise, and Dell Security Management Server version prior to 11.8.1 contain an Insecure Operation on Windows Junction Vulnerability during installation. A local malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability to create an arbitrary folder inside a restricted directory, leading to Privilege Escalation
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-39246?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Dell Encryption, Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise, Dell Security Management Server.
How do I fix CVE-2023-39246?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-39246 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2023-39246 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-39246 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Dell Encryption, Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise, Dell Security Management Server (Windows)
- 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-2023-32479 Privilege escalation in Dell Encryption
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wphq-4xg8-q6m6.