TI-2023-23085 Aliases CVE-2023-43082 GHSA-5p7c-7c2x-v2f8

Improper certificate validation in Dell Unity

LOW 37CWE-295Published 2023-11-22 · Updated 2024-08-02

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Spoofing
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · None · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-295.

Summary

Dell Unity prior to 5.3 contains a 'man in the middle' vulnerability in the vmadapter component. If a customer has a certificate signed by a third-party public Certificate Authority, the vCenter CA could be spoofed by an attacker who can obtain a CA-signed certificate.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00295 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed Unity (Dell): 5.3.0.0.5.120

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Dell	Unity	before 5.3.0.0.5.120	5.3.0.0.5.120	Patch available	CNA

Unity VendorDell Affected before 5.3.0.0.5.120 Fixed in 5.3.0.0.5.120 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:dell:unity_operating_environment::::::::	before 5.3.0.0.5.120	Vulnerable	Dell
cpe:2.3:a:dell:unity_xt_operating_environment::::::::	before 5.3.0.0.5.120	Vulnerable	Dell
cpe:2.3:a:dell:unityvsa_operating_environment::::::::	before 5.3.0.0.5.120	Vulnerable	Dell

cpe:2.3:a:dell:unity_operating_environment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.3.0.0.5.120 Vulnerable ·Dell
cpe:2.3:a:dell:unity_xt_operating_environment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.3.0.0.5.120 Vulnerable ·Dell
cpe:2.3:a:dell:unityvsa_operating_environment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.3.0.0.5.120 Vulnerable ·Dell

Remediation

Fix · CNA Unity (Dell) Fixed in 5.3.0.0.5.120

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-43082
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5p7c-7c2x-v2f8

References

Advisory 1

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

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Sources

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