Path Traversal in Dell Apex Protection Storage
CVE-2023-44278
Dell PowerProtect DD , versions prior to 7.13.0.10, LTS 7.7.5.25, LTS 7.10.1.15, 6.2.1.110 contain a path traversal vulnerability. A local high privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, to gain unauthorized read and write access to the OS files stored on the server filesystem, with the privileges of the running application.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (19.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 19.8% 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
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000220264/dsa-2023-412-dell-technologies-power… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-44278?
- CVE-2023-44278 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Apex Protection Storage, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2023-12-14.
- How severe is CVE-2023-44278?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.