Link following in Dell Display Manager
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Dell Display Manager application, version 2.1.1.17 and prior, contain an insecure operation on windows junction/mount point. A local malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability during installation leading to arbitrary folder or file deletion
Why it matters now
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
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Dell Display Manager — dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000215216/dsa-2023-182-dell
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-15737 Improper privilege management in Dell Display ManagerPriority LOW 35
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-32474
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-959v-9j99-99w5
References
More Dell Display Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-15737 Improper privilege management in Dell Display Manager CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-12630 Dell Display Manager, versions 2.1.0 and prior, contains an arbitrary file or folder… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2025-16293 Time-of-check time-of-use race condition in Dell Display Manager CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.0
- TI-2023-12629 Dell Display Manager, versions 2.1.0 and prior, contains an arbitrary file or folder… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2025-15097 Race condition in Dell Display Manager CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.6
Sources
- CVE-2023-32474 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-32474 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-959v-9j99-99w5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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