SYSTEM code execution via DLL search-path hijacking
Published May 30, 2023 · Updated Jan 10, 2025
DLL hijacking in Dell PowerPath for Windows 7.0, 7.1, and 7.2 allows local users to execute code as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. A privileged PowerPath process searches an uncontrolled location for a required DLL and loads an attacker-supplied library; Dell has not identified the executable, DLL, or directory. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access, placement of the library in the searched location, and user interaction, after which arbitrary code runs with SYSTEM privileges.
Summary
What happened
DLL hijacking in Dell PowerPath for Windows 7.0, 7.1, and 7.2 allows local users to execute code as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. A privileged PowerPath process searches an uncontrolled location for a required DLL and loads an attacker-supplied library; Dell has not identified the executable, DLL, or directory. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access, placement of the library in the searched location, and user interaction, after which arbitrary code runs with SYSTEM privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-28080
- Published
- May 30, 2023
- Updated
- Jan 10, 2025
- Vendor
- Dell
- Product
- PowerPath
- Classifications
- CWE-427, T1574.001
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 30, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jan 10, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=7.0, 7.1 & 7.2
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