CVE-2023-48668 Command injection in PowerProtect DD
A local high-privileged attacker can execute arbitrary OS commands on Dell PowerProtect DD systems, potentially leading to full system takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-48668?
CVE-2023-48668 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 on DDMC contain an OS command injection vulnerability in an admin operation. A local high privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the execution of arbitrary OS commands on the managed system application's underlying OS with the privileges of the vulnerable application. Exploitation may lead to a system take over by an attacker on a managed system of DDMC.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-48668?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dell Powerprotect Data Domain Management Center.
How do I fix CVE-2023-48668?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-48668 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-2023-48668 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-48668 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-354w-98cq-w4fj.