What is CVE-2023-43078?

CVE-2023-43078 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Alienware M15 R6, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2024-08-28.

How severe is CVE-2023-43078?

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

Vulnerability in Dell Alienware M15 R6

CVE-2023-43078

Dell Dock Firmware and Dell Client Platform contain an Improper Link Resolution vulnerability during installation resulting in arbitrary folder deletion, which could lead to Privilege Escalation or Denial of Service.

Published 2024-08-28 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (6.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 6.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000217981/dsa-2023-362-security-update-for-del… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-43078?: CVE-2023-43078 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Alienware M15 R6, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2024-08-28.
How severe is CVE-2023-43078?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.