CVE-2023-44296

Sensitive-data access via hard-coded credential

Published Nov 16, 2023 · Updated Aug 29, 2024

Hard-coded credentials in Dell E-Lab Navigator 3.1.8 and 3.1.9 allow local users to gain unauthorized access to sensitive data. The mobile application embeds a credential, but Dell has not disclosed its type, code or storage locus, or the authentication path that consumes it. Local access to the application is required, and the disclosed consequence is compromise of confidential user information.

CVSS severity8.4
High
EPSS probability0.19%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Hard-coded credentials in Dell E-Lab Navigator 3.1.8 and 3.1.9 allow local users to gain unauthorized access to sensitive data. The mobile application embeds a credential, but Dell has not disclosed its type, code or storage locus, or the authentication path that consumes it. Local access to the application is required, and the disclosed consequence is compromise of confidential user information.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-44296
Published
Nov 16, 2023
Updated
Aug 29, 2024
Vendor
Dell
Product
Dell E-Lab Navigator
Classifications
CWE-798
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 16, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 29, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=Versions 3.1.8 and 3.1.9

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Dell · Dell E-Lab Navigatorversion=Versions 3.1.8 and 3.1.9

Published CVSS scores

5.5NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
8.4DellCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-798Use of Hard-coded Credentials

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