CVE-2023-32486 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Dell PowerScale OneFS 9.5.x version contain a privilege escalation vulnerability. A low privilege local attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to escalation of privileges.

Published: 2023-08-16

Score: 6.7 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Dell

PowerScale OneFS

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Version 9.5.0.0 through 9.5.0.3`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:dell:powerscale_onefs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-36730	Dell PowerScale OneFS 9.5.x version contain a privilege escalation vulnerability. A low privilege local attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to escalation of privileges.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00054.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000216717/dsa-2023-269-security-update-for-dell-powerscale-onefs-for-multiple-security-vulnerabilities

History

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 18:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPEs	cpe:2.3:a:dell:powerscale_onefs::::::::	cpe:2.3:o:dell:powerscale_onefs::::::::

Tue, 08 Oct 2024 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Dell Powerscale Onefs

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: dell

Published: 2023-08-16T13:24:03.863Z

Updated: 2024-10-08T19:12:06.754Z

Reserved: 2023-05-09T06:11:48.748Z

Link: CVE-2023-32486

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T15:18:37.624Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-08-16T14:15:10.837

Modified: 2026-02-20T18:38:47.087

Link: CVE-2023-32486

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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