CVE-2023-23692
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedDell EMC prior to version DDOS 7.9 contain(s) an OS command injection Vulnerability. An authenticated non admin attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the execution of arbitrary OS commands on the application's underlying OS, with the privileges of the vulnerable application.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceOS command injection vulnerability in Dell EMC DDOS product versions prior to 7.9. An authenticated non-admin user can inject and execute arbitrary OS commands on the underlying system with the application's privileges.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 6.2.1.90>= 7.0.0.0, < 7.9.0.0>= 7.7.1, < 7.7.3CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Data Domain OS versionRun command 'show version' or 'system show version' on the Data Domain system to retrieve the installed OS version.Affected if Version is < 6.2.1.90, or >= 7.0.0.0 and < 7.9.0.0, or >= 7.7.1 and < 7.7.3
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Confirm non-admin user access is enabledCheck user configuration via 'user list' or review authentication settings to determine if non-admin user accounts exist and can authenticate to the system.Affected if Non-admin user accounts are present and can authenticate (this is required for the vulnerability to be exploitable)
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Verify the management interface is accessibleConfirm that the Data Domain management interface (GUI or CLI) is exposed and reachable for authenticated sessions.Affected if Management interface is accessible from network locations where non-admin users can connect
The environment is affected if the installed Data Domain OS version falls within any of the affected ranges AND non-admin user authentication is enabled on the system.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped6.2.1.907.7.37.9.0.0
Upgrade Dell EMC DDOS to version 7.9 or later to remediate this vulnerability.
DDOS 7.9.0.0 or later (for 7.x branch); DDOS 6.2.1.90 or later (for 6.2.x branch)
- 1. Back up current Data Domain system configuration and data
- 2. Schedule maintenance window for upgrade (system will be temporarily unavailable)
- 3. Download Dell EMC Data Domain OS version 7.9.0.0 or later from Dell support portal
- 4. Upload the DDOS upgrade package to the Data Domain system
- 5. Follow Dell's standard upgrade procedure: run 'sysadmin upgrade' command or use Data Domain Enterprise Manager to initiate the upgrade
- 6. Verify the upgrade completed successfully by checking the DDOS version (run 'ddos -version' or 'system show version')
- 7. Confirm the upgrade completed without errors and the system is operational
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-23692 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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