CVE-2023-32481Network attack vector

Access interruption via SMTP request flooding

Published Jul 20, 2023 · Updated Oct 17, 2024

Denial of service in Dell Wyse Management Suite 4.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to interrupt system access via SMTP flooding. The advisory does not identify the request-handling endpoint or code path, but states that it sends numerous requests to the configured SMTP server. Exploitation requires high-privilege authentication and can interrupt access to the suite, with no reported confidentiality or integrity impact.

CVSS severity4.9
Medium
EPSS probability0.60%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Denial of service in Dell Wyse Management Suite 4.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to interrupt system access via SMTP flooding. The advisory does not identify the request-handling endpoint or code path, but states that it sends numerous requests to the configured SMTP server. Exploitation requires high-privilege authentication and can interrupt access to the suite, with no reported confidentiality or integrity impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-32481
Published
Jul 20, 2023
Updated
Oct 17, 2024
Vendor
Dell
Product
Wyse Management Suite
Classifications
CWE-770, T1499.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

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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  1. Affected versionversion=4.0 and below

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Dell · Wyse Management Suiteversion=4.0 and below

Published CVSS scores

6.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.9DellCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Attacks

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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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

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