# 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.

- **Severity:** High 8.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-354w-98cq-w4fj

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-48668?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2023-48668 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-48668 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-48668 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-48668 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell  PowerProtect DD. 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-2023-48668/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48668/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-48668
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48668
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-48668

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48668/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.