CVE-2023-44281

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Published Jan 24, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 6.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Dell Pair Installer version prior to 1.2.1 contains an elevation of privilege vulnerability. A low privilege user with local access to the system could potentially exploit this vulnerability to delete arbitrary files and result in 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

Dell Pair

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 1.2.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:dell:pair:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2023-48637	Dell Pair Installer version prior to 1.2.1 contains an elevation of privilege vulnerability. A low privilege user with local access to the system could potentially exploit this vulnerability to delete arbitrary files and result in Denial of Service.

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% (0.158% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000219185/dsa-2023-141

History

May 30, 2025 3:15 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 Pair

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 30, 2025, 2:16 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: dell
Published: Jan 24, 2024, 3:38 PM
Updated: May 30, 2025, 2:16 PM
Reserved: Sep 28, 2023, 9:25 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:59 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:59 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:27 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 24, 2024, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:27 AM

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