CVE-2023-32447

Sensitive log disclosure via cleartext storage

Published Jul 20, 2023 · Updated Oct 17, 2024

Cleartext storage in Dell ThinOS before 2306 (9.4.2103) allows local users to read sensitive information from log files. ThinOS writes sensitive information to local log files in cleartext, leaving it readable by low-privileged users with device access. Exploitation requires low-privilege local access, and the published impact is limited to reading logged data; Dell has not identified the data exposed.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.12%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cleartext storage in Dell ThinOS before 2306 (9.4.2103) allows local users to read sensitive information from log files. ThinOS writes sensitive information to local log files in cleartext, leaving it readable by low-privileged users with device access. Exploitation requires low-privilege local access, and the published impact is limited to reading logged data; Dell has not identified the data exposed.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-32447
Published
Jul 20, 2023
Updated
Oct 17, 2024
Vendor
Dell Technologies
Product
Dell ThinOS
Classifications
CWE-312, T1005
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 20, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 17, 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=2303(9.4.1141) and below

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Dell Technologies · Dell ThinOSversion=2303(9.4.1141) and below

Published CVSS scores

5.5Dell TechnologiesCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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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-312Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
T1005Data from Local System

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