CVE-2023-44281 Privilege escalation in Dell Pair
A local low-privilege user can exploit Dell Pair Installer to delete arbitrary files, causing denial of service and 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-2023-44281?
CVE-2023-44281 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Pair, published on 24 Jan 2024. 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 Pair Installer version prior to 1.2.1 contains an elevation of privilege vulnerability. A low privilege user with local access to the system could potentially exploit this vulnerability to delete arbitrary files and result in Denial of Service.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-44281?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dell Pair.
How do I fix CVE-2023-44281?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-44281 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-44281 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-44281 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2c9m-w3h6-q5pr.