Improper handling of exceptional conditions in Dell Power Manager
Priority LOW 33CWE-280Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Dell Power Manager, versions prior to 3.14, contain an Improper Authorization vulnerability in DPM service. A low privileged malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability in order to elevate privileges on the system.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00164 5th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Dell Power Manager (DPM) (Dell): 3.14
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Dell Power Manager (DPM) (Dell) Fixed in 3.14
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-25543
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r3mr-jgh6-phpp
References
More Dell Power Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-26508 Dell Power Manager (DPM), versions 3.15.0 and prior, contains an Incorrect Privilege… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-33086 Improper access control in Dell Power Manager CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-12633 Improper access control in Dell Power Manager CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-15736 Dell Power Manager, Versions 3.3 to 3.14 contains an Improper Access Control… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-25543 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-25543 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r3mr-jgh6-phpp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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