CVE-2023-28046

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Published Apr 6, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Dell Display Manager, versions 2.1.0 and prior, contains an arbitrary file or folder deletion vulnerability during uninstallation A local low privilege attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the deletion of arbitrary files on the operating system with high privileges.

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

Dell Display Manager

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2.1.0 and prior`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:dell:display_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2023-31771	Dell Display Manager, versions 2.1.0 and prior, contains an arbitrary file or folder deletion vulnerability during uninstallation A local low privilege attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the deletion of arbitrary files on the operating system with high privileges.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.145% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000211727/dsa-2023

History

Feb 10, 2025 9:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

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

Subscriptions

Dell Display Manager

Weaknesses

CWE-272

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 10, 2025, 8:23 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: dell
Published: Apr 6, 2023, 6:07 AM
Updated: Feb 10, 2025, 8:23 PM
Reserved: Mar 10, 2023, 5:01 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 12:30 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 12:30 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:46 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 6, 2023, 7:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:46 AM

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