What is CVE-2023-25540?

CVE-2023-25540 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Emc Powerscale Onefs, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2023-02-28.

How severe is CVE-2023-25540?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Dell Emc Powerscale Onefs

CVE-2023-25540

Dell PowerScale OneFS 9.4.0.x contains an incorrect default permissions vulnerability. A local malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability to overwrite arbitrary files causing denial of service.

EPSS: 0.002 (4.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Dell Emc_powerscale_onefs
Dell Powerscale Onefs — versions 9.4.0.0 through 9.4.0.11

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

security_alert@emc.com (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-25540?: CVE-2023-25540 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Emc Powerscale Onefs, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2023-02-28.
How severe is CVE-2023-25540?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.