Vulnerability in Dell Unity
CVE-2023-43082
Dell Unity prior to 5.3 contains a 'man in the middle' vulnerability in the vmadapter component. If a customer has a certificate signed by a third-party public Certificate Authority, the vCenter CA could be spoofed by an attacker who can obtain a CA-signed certificate.
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (22.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 22nd percentile — 22.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Dell Unity — versions Versions prior to 5.3.0.0.5.120
- Dell Unity Operating Environment
- Dell Unityvsa Operating Environment
- Dell Unity Xt Operating Environment
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000213152/dsa-2023-141-dell-unity-unity-vsa-an… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-43082?
- CVE-2023-43082 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Unity, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2023-11-22.
- How severe is CVE-2023-43082?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.