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Powerscale OnefsApplication · Dell

CVE-2023-32495

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-08-16
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 9.5.0.3 or later.
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80/100
Remediation priority · High
Zero-click

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 · unedited
Dell PowerScale OneFS, 8.2.x-9.5.x, contains a exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized Actor vulnerability. An authorized local attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to escalation of privileges.

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 confidence

Dell PowerScale OneFS versions 8.2.x-9.5.x contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability where an authorized attacker can exploit exposure of sensitive information to gain elevated privileges on the system.

MitigationApply the vendor-supplied patch for CVE-2023-32495 from Dell to remediate this vulnerability. This is a critical security update requiring prompt deployment.

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
Powerscale OnefsApplication
Affected:>= 9.2.1.0, <= 9.2.1.22>= 9.4.0.0, <= 9.4.0.13>= 9.5.0.0, <= 9.5.0.3

CVSS 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
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify the PowerScale OneFS version
    Run the command `isi version` on the OneFS CLI, or log into the OneFS web UI and navigate to Cluster Management > Overview to view the firmware version
    Affected if The installed version falls within 9.2.1.0 through 9.2.1.22, 9.4.0.0 through 9.4.0.13, or 9.5.0.0 through 9.5.0.3
  2. Verify the version is in the affected range
    Compare the version number obtained from the previous step against the vulnerable ranges: 9.2.1.0-9.2.1.22, 9.4.0.0-9.4.0.13, and 9.5.0.0-9.5.0.3
    Affected if The version matches any of the three vulnerable ranges listed
  3. Confirm this is a local privilege escalation
    This vulnerability requires an authorized local user with existing authentication to the system. Check whether local user accounts or external authentication (LDAP/Active Directory) is configured on the cluster
    Affected if Local or domain user authentication is enabled and the OneFS version is within the affected ranges

A system is affected if PowerScale OneFS is running version 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 and allows local or domain user authentication.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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 data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 9.5.0.3
Interim mitigation

Apply the vendor-supplied patch for CVE-2023-32495 from Dell to remediate this vulnerability. This is a critical security update requiring prompt deployment.

Fix this in Powerscale Onefs Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
18.0 hours of engineering $3,200
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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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