CVE-2023-48661Network attack vector

High-privilege arbitrary file read

Published Dec 14, 2023 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Arbitrary file read in Dell vApp Manager before 9.2.4.x allows remote authenticated users with high privileges to read system files. Dell has not disclosed the affected component, request field, or missing validation that permits attacker-selected paths. Access requires a high-privilege vApp Manager account, and the reported consequence is file confidentiality loss without modification or service interruption.

CVSS severity4.9
Medium
EPSS probability0.59%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Arbitrary file read in Dell vApp Manager before 9.2.4.x allows remote authenticated users with high privileges to read system files. Dell has not disclosed the affected component, request field, or missing validation that permits attacker-selected paths. Access requires a high-privilege vApp Manager account, and the reported consequence is file confidentiality loss without modification or service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-48661
Published
Dec 14, 2023
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
Dell
Product
Dell vApp Manager
Classifications
CWE-552, T1005
Attack vector
network
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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  1. Affected versionversion=Versions prior to 9.2.4.x

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Dell · Dell vApp Managerversion=Versions prior to 9.2.4.x

Published CVSS scores

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

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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-552Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
T1005Data from Local System

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