CVE-2023-39256 Privilege escalation in Rugged Control Center (RCC)
A local attacker can modify unsecured installation folders to escalate privileges on systems running Dell Rugged Control Center.
- 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-2023-39256?
CVE-2023-39256 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Rugged Control Center (RCC), published on 2 Dec 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 Rugged Control Center, version prior to 4.7, contains an improper access control vulnerability. A local malicious standard user could potentially exploit this vulnerability to modify the content in an unsecured folder during product installation and upgrade, leading to privilege escalation on the system.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-39256?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dell Rugged Control Center.
How do I fix CVE-2023-39256?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-39256 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-39256 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-39256 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Dell Rugged Control Center (RCC)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wh74-97h7-9gvc.