CVE-2023-44278

OS file access via path traversal

Published Dec 14, 2023 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Path traversal in Dell Technologies PowerProtect Data Domain before 7.13.0.10 allows local users to read and write operating system files. Dell has not published the affected component or how it fails to confine attacker-controlled paths to an authorized directory. Exploitation requires high local privileges and grants the running application's permissions over server-filesystem reads and writes.

CVSS severity6.7
Medium
EPSS probability0.29%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in Dell Technologies PowerProtect Data Domain before 7.13.0.10 allows local users to read and write operating system files. Dell has not published the affected component or how it fails to confine attacker-controlled paths to an authorized directory. Exploitation requires high local privileges and grants the running application's permissions over server-filesystem reads and writes.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-44278
Published
Dec 14, 2023
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
Dell Technologies
Product
PowerProtect Data Domain
Classifications
CWE-22, T1005
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 14, 2023CVE 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=Versions prior to 7.13.0.10, LTS 7.7.5.25, LTS 7.10.1.15, 6.2.1.110

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Dell Technologies · PowerProtect Data Domainversion=Versions prior to 7.13.0.10, LTS 7.7.5.25, LTS 7.10.1.15, 6.2.1.110

Published CVSS scores

6.7Dell TechnologiesCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/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
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1005Data from Local System

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