CVE-2023-43066

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Published Oct 23, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Dell Unity prior to 5.3 contains a Restricted Shell Bypass vulnerability. This could allow an authenticated, local attacker to exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device CLI and issuing certain commands.

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

Unity

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Versions prior to 5.3.0.0.5.120`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:dell:unity_operating_environment::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:dell:unity_xt_operating_environment::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:dell:unityvsa_operating_environment::::::::

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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-2023-47487	Dell Unity prior to 5.3 contains a Restricted Shell Bypass vulnerability. This could allow an authenticated, local attacker to exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device CLI and issuing certain commands.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.188% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000213152/dsa-2023-141-dell-unity-unity-vsa-and-unity-xt-security-update-for-multiple-vulnerabilities

History

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Subscriptions

Dell Unity Operating Environment Unity Xt Operating Environment Unityvsa Operating Environment

Weaknesses

CWE-78

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 11, 2024, 2:06 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: dell
Published: Oct 23, 2023, 3:00 PM
Updated: Sep 11, 2024, 2:06 PM
Reserved: Sep 15, 2023, 7:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:37 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:37 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:25 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 23, 2023, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:25 AM

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