Incorrect permission assignment in Dell Command Monitor
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Dell Command Monitor, versions 10.9 and prior, contains an improper folder permission vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user can potentially exploit this vulnerability leading to privilege escalation by writing to a protected directory when Dell Command Monitor is installed to a non-default path
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-28068
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-53r9-cff5-x7hq
References
More Dell Command | Monitor vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-12631 Improper privilege management in Dell Command Monitor CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2023-10191 Access control flaw in Dell Command Monitor CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2023-28068 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-28068 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-53r9-cff5-x7hq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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