CVE-2023-23693
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 VxRail, versions prior to 7.0.450, contains an OS command injection Vulnerability in DCManager command-line utility. A local high privileged 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. Exploitation may lead to a system take over by an attacker.
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 confidenceDell VxRail versions prior to 7.0.450 contain an OS command injection vulnerability in the DCManager command-line utility. A local attacker with high privileges can inject and execute arbitrary OS commands on the underlying operating system with the application's privileges, potentially leading to complete system compromise.
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>= 7.0.0, < 7.0.450CVSS 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
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/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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Check VxRail product versionAccess the VxRail Manager interface or run 'vxrail --version' from the DCManager command-line utility to retrieve the installed VxRail version number.Affected if The installed version is 7.0.0 or higher but lower than 7.0.450.
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Confirm DCManager CLI availabilityLocate the DCManager command-line utility on the VxRail system - typically found in the appliance management path or via 'dcmanager --help' if accessible.Affected if The DCManager CLI is present and executable on the system.
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Verify running version is in vulnerable rangeCompare the identified version against the affected range: versions 7.0.0 through 7.0.449 are vulnerable; version 7.0.450 and later are patched.Affected if The installed version is 7.0.0 <= version < 7.0.450.
If the VxRail version is 7.0.0 or higher but below 7.0.450 and the DCManager CLI is accessible, the environment is affected by this command injection vulnerability.
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 · scoped7.0.450
Upgrade Dell VxRail to version 7.0.450 or later to obtain the patched DCManager component. As a compensating control, restrict local access to trusted high-privileged users only and monitor DCManager CLI usage.
7.0.450
- Identify current VxRail version through VxRail Manager or DCManager utility
- Schedule a maintenance window for the upgrade procedure
- Back up critical data and configurations according to Dell best practices
- Upgrade VxRail to version 7.0.450 or later using Dell's official upgrade documentation
- Verify the upgrade completed successfully and the DCManager command-line utility is updated
- Confirm the vulnerability is remediated by checking the VxRail version
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-2023-23693 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.
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- 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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