# CVE-2023-39259: Privilege escalation in Dell OS Recovery Tool

> A local authenticated non-administrator user can exploit improper access control in Dell OS Recovery Tool to elevate privileges on the system.

- **Severity:** High 7.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 12 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9q56-jvpq-49fq

## What is CVE-2023-39259?

CVE-2023-39259 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell OS Recovery Tool, 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 OS Recovery Tool, versions 2.2.4013, 2.3.7012.0, and 2.3.7515.0 contain an Improper Access Control Vulnerability. A local authenticated non-administrator user could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the elevation of privilege on the system.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-39259?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Os Recovery Tool.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-39259?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-39259 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-39259 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-39259 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell OS Recovery Tool

- [CVE-2023-39253](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-39253/): Privilege escalation in Dell OS Recovery Tool (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2023-28066](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28066/): Privilege escalation in Dell OS Recovery Tool (high 7.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-39259 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-39259 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell OS Recovery Tool, 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-39259 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell OS Recovery Tool. 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-2023-39259/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-39259/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-39259
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39259
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-39259

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-39259/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.