CVE-2023-48663Network attack vector

High-privilege OS command execution via undisclosed input

Published Dec 14, 2023 · Updated May 21, 2025

Command injection in Dell vApp Manager before 9.2.4.x allows remote authenticated users with high privileges to execute arbitrary OS commands. Dell has not published the vulnerable handler, affected input, or the missing neutralization step that permits shell metacharacters to reach an OS command. Exploitation requires a high-privilege vApp Manager account and grants command execution with the application's system permissions, enabling data access, modification, and service interruption.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability1.73%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in Dell vApp Manager before 9.2.4.x allows remote authenticated users with high privileges to execute arbitrary OS commands. Dell has not published the vulnerable handler, affected input, or the missing neutralization step that permits shell metacharacters to reach an OS command. Exploitation requires a high-privilege vApp Manager account and grants command execution with the application's system permissions, enabling data access, modification, and service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-48663
Published
Dec 14, 2023
Updated
May 21, 2025
Vendor
Dell
Product
Dell vApp Manager
Classifications
CWE-78, T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 14, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 21, 2025Record 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

7.2DellCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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