CVE-2023-44277 Command injection in PowerProtect DD

High 7.8 Published Updated

A local low-privileged attacker can execute arbitrary OS commands on Dell PowerProtect DD, potentially leading to full system takeover.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-44277?

CVE-2023-44277 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Dell PowerProtect DD, published on 14 Dec 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Dell PowerProtect DD, versions prior to 7.13.0.10, LTS 7.7.5.25, LTS 7.10.1.15, 6.2.1.110 contain an OS command injection vulnerability in the CLI. A local low privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the execution of arbitrary OS commands on the application's underlying OS, with the privileges of the vulnerable application. Exploitation may lead to a system take over by an attacker.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-44277?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Dell Apex Protection Storage, Dell Emc Data Domain Os, Dell Powerprotect Data Domain, Dell Powerprotect Data Domain Management Center, Dell Powerprotect Data Protection.

How do I fix CVE-2023-44277?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-44277 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2023-44277 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-44277 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fjw6-6rwx-mp6r.

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