CVE-2023-28077

Sensitive information disclosure via debug messages

Published Feb 10, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Information disclosure in Dell BSAFE SSL-J 6.5 and earlier and 7.0 through 7.1 allows local users to read sensitive data. Dell identifies the weakness only as an unnecessary debug message and does not disclose the message, emitting component, or triggering input. Exploitation requires high local privileges and exposes sensitive information without reported data modification or service interruption.

CVSS severity4.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.18%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in Dell BSAFE SSL-J 6.5 and earlier and 7.0 through 7.1 allows local users to read sensitive data. Dell identifies the weakness only as an unnecessary debug message and does not disclose the message, emitting component, or triggering input. Exploitation requires high local privileges and exposes sensitive information without reported data modification or service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-28077
Published
Feb 10, 2024
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
Dell
Product
Dell BSAFE SSL-J
Classifications
CWE-1295, CWE-200
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 10, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=6.0.x <=6.5
  2. Affected versionversion=7.0 <=7.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Dell · Dell BSAFE SSL-Jversion=6.0.x <=6.5; version=7.0 <=7.1

Published CVSS scores

4.4DellCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-1295Debug Messages Revealing Unnecessary Information
CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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