VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2023-44281

Dell Pair Installer version prior to 1.2.1 contains an elevation of privilege vulnerability.

HIGH 7.1EPSS 0.16%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.16%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Dell Pair Installer version prior to 1.2.1 contains an elevation of privilege vulnerability. A low privilege user with local access to the system could potentially exploit this vulnerability to delete arbitrary files and result in Denial of Service.

CVSS 3.1: 7.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.16% probability · 5th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-264
Affected: dell/pair
Source: security_alert@emc.com

References

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000219185/dsa-2023-141Vendor Advisory
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000219185/dsa-2023-141Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.