What is CVE-2023-28080?

CVE-2023-28080 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Powerpath, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2023-05-30.

How severe is CVE-2023-28080?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Dell Powerpath

CVE-2023-28080

PowerPath for Windows, versions 7.0, 7.1 & 7.2 contains DLL Hijacking Vulnerabilities. A regular user (non-admin) can exploit these issues to potentially escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.

EPSS: 0.002 (7.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Dell Powerpath — versions 7.0, 7.1, 7.2
Dell Powerpath Windows — versions 7.0, 7.1 & 7.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-28080?: CVE-2023-28080 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Powerpath, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2023-05-30.
How severe is CVE-2023-28080?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.