CVE-2026-23772

Local privilege escalation through undisclosed mechanism

Published Apr 16, 2026 · Updated Apr 16, 2026

Improper privilege management in Replay Manager for Microsoft Servers before 8.0.3 allows local users to elevate privileges. Dell has not published the vulnerable file, function, permission, or other operation responsible for the privilege transition. Successful exploitation requires a low-privileged local account and grants higher privileges on the affected Windows server.

CVSS severity7.3
High
EPSS probability0.12%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper privilege management in Replay Manager for Microsoft Servers before 8.0.3 allows local users to elevate privileges. Dell has not published the vulnerable file, function, permission, or other operation responsible for the privilege transition. Successful exploitation requires a low-privileged local account and grants higher privileges on the affected Windows server.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-23772
Published
Apr 16, 2026
Updated
Apr 16, 2026
Vendor
Dell Technologies
Product
Dell Storage Manager
Classifications
CWE-269, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 16, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 16, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <8.0.3 or later

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Dell Technologies · Dell Storage Managerversion=0 <8.0.3 or later

Published CVSS scores

7.3DellCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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