CVE-2023-32494
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 PowerScale OneFS, 8.0.x-9.5.x, contains an improper handling of insufficient privileges vulnerability. A local privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to elevation of privilege and affect in compliance mode also.
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 · moderate confidenceDell PowerScale OneFS versions 8.0.x-9.5.x contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability where the system improperly handles insufficient privilege scenarios, allowing a local privileged attacker to elevate their privileges beyond their assigned role. This affects compliance mode configurations in addition to standard operation.
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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>= 9.2.1.0, <= 9.2.1.22>= 9.4.0.0, <= 9.4.0.13>= 9.5.0.0, <= 9.5.0.3CVSS 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
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/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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Determine installed PowerScale OneFS versionRun the command 'isi version' or 'isi get acme' from the OneFS CLI to retrieve the current firmware versionAffected if The version falls within 9.2.1.0-9.2.1.22, 9.4.0.0-9.4.0.13, or 9.5.0.0-9.5.0.3
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Identify if compliance mode is enabledRun 'isi get' or check the system compliance settings via the OneFS web UI under Access > Membership > Compliance Mode, or use 'isi auth' commands to query the authentication configurationAffected if Compliance mode is enabled or the system is running in any authentication mode with local privilege assignments
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Audit local privileged user accountsUse 'isi auth users list' and 'isi auth groups list' to enumerate locally-defined accounts with elevated privileges, particularly checking for accounts with administrative roles beyond read-onlyAffected if Multiple local privileged accounts exist or accounts have been granted privileges beyond the intended least-privilege scope
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Review role assignments for privilege boundariesExecute 'isi auth roles list' to examine defined roles and their permissions, then cross-reference with 'isi auth users' to verify each user's assigned role matches expected privilegesAffected if Users possess roles that grant more permissions than their assigned job function requires
Your environment is affected if the OneFS version matches the vulnerable ranges AND local privileged accounts exist that could exploit the improper privilege handling, regardless of compliance mode status.
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.
From vendor dataApply vendor-supplied patches for Dell PowerScale OneFS when available; until then, enforce strict least-privilege access controls and limit local administrative access to minimize attack surface.
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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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