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TI-2023-23824 Aliases CVE-2023-44304GHSA-6r2j-jrx3-5vmx

OS command injection in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager DM5500 Appliance

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

Dell DM5500 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the appliance. A remote attacker with low privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability to escape the restricted shell and gain root access to the appliance.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00968 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
DellDell PowerProtect Data Manager DM5500 ApplianceDM5500 5.14 and below—No fix listedCNA
  • Dell PowerProtect Data Manager DM5500 Appliance VendorDell Affected DM5500 5.14 and below Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:dell:dm5500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 5.14.0.0VulnerableDell
cpe:2.3:h:dell:dm5500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onDell
  • cpe:2.3:o:dell:dm5500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.14.0.0 Vulnerable ·Dell
  • cpe:2.3:h:dell:dm5500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Dell

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 PowerProtect Data Manager DM5500 Appliance — dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000220107/dsa-2023-425-securit…

    7 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM, 4 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-23825 Stack-based buffer overflow in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager DM5500 AppliancePriority MEDIUM 44
    • TI-2023-23822 Improper authentication in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager DM5500 AppliancePriority MEDIUM 44
    • TI-2023-23812 OS command injection in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager DM5500 AppliancePriority LOW 35
    Show all 7 records → Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-44304
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6r2j-jrx3-5vmx

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-23825 Stack-based buffer overflow in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager DM5500 Appliance CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-15028 Deserialization of untrusted data in Dell Data Manager Appliance Software CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2023-23826 Path traversal in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager DM5500 Appliance CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2024-16418 Path traversal in Dell Data Manager Appliance Software CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2024-24662 DM5500 5.16.0.0, contains an information disclosure vulnerability. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.4

Sources

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