High severity · published Oct 23, 2023
CVE-2023-43066
Dell Unity prior to 5.3 contains a Restricted Shell Bypass vulnerability
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Dell Unity prior to 5.3 contains a Restricted Shell Bypass vulnerability. This could allow an authenticated, local attacker to exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device CLI and issuing certain commands.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 8% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
UO
Unity Operating Environment · Dell
before 5.3.0.0.5.120 · source: NVD
UX
Unity XT Operating Environment · Dell
before 5.3.0.0.5.120 · source: NVD
UO
Unityvsa Operating Environment · Dell
before 5.3.0.0.5.120 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-43066
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-43066
Vendor Advisory
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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