CVE-2023-28068

Privilege escalation via writable custom installation directory

Published May 5, 2023 · Updated Jan 29, 2025

Improper folder permissions in Dell Command | Monitor 10.9 and earlier allow local users to gain elevated privileges from a non-default installation. A non-default installation leaves its protected installation directory writable by a low-privileged account. Exploitation requires local authenticated access and user interaction; successful writes can compromise the affected system with elevated privileges.

CVSS severity7.3
High
EPSS probability0.16%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper folder permissions in Dell Command | Monitor 10.9 and earlier allow local users to gain elevated privileges from a non-default installation. A non-default installation leaves its protected installation directory writable by a low-privileged account. Exploitation requires local authenticated access and user interaction; successful writes can compromise the affected system with elevated privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-28068
Published
May 5, 2023
Updated
Jan 29, 2025
Vendor
Dell
Product
Dell Command | Monitor
Classifications
CWE-732, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 5, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 29, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=Versions 10.9 and prior

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Dell · Dell Command | Monitorversion=Versions 10.9 and prior

Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.3DellCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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