What is CVE-2023-23698?

CVE-2023-23698 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Command Update (Dcu), classified under CWE-1386. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-02-10.

How severe is CVE-2023-23698?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-23698 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Dell Command Update (Dcu)

CVE-2023-23698

Dell Command | Update, Dell Update, and Alienware Update versions before 4.6.0 and 4.7.1 contain Insecure Operation on Windows Junction in the installer component. A local malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability leading…

EPSS: 0.001 (17.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Dell Command Update (Dcu) — versions Versions 4.6.0 and 4.7.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1386

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000208038/dsa-2023-031 (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-23698?: CVE-2023-23698 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Command Update (Dcu), classified under CWE-1386. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-02-10.
How severe is CVE-2023-23698?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-23698 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.