CVE-2023-25540

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Published Feb 28, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Dell PowerScale OneFS 9.4.0.x contains an incorrect default permissions vulnerability. A local malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability to overwrite arbitrary files causing denial of service.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Dell

PowerScale OneFS

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`9.4.0.0 through 9.4.0.11`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:dell:emc_powerscale_onefs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-29492	Dell PowerScale OneFS 9.4.0.x contains an incorrect default permissions vulnerability. A local malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability to overwrite arbitrary files causing denial of service.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.152% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000209895/dell-emc-powerscale-onefs-security-updates-for-multiple-security

History

Mar 11, 2025 2:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Dell Emc Powerscale Onefs

Weaknesses

CWE-276

Sources

CVE record Updated: Mar 11, 2025, 2:08 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: dell
Published: Feb 28, 2023, 4:30 PM
Updated: Mar 11, 2025, 2:08 PM
Reserved: Feb 7, 2023, 9:35 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 11:25 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 11:25 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:41 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 28, 2023, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:41 AM

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