CVE-2023-39250
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 Storage Integration Tools for VMware (DSITV) and Dell Storage vSphere Client Plugin (DSVCP) versions prior to 6.1.1 and Replay Manager for VMware (RMSV) versions prior to 3.1.2 contain an information disclosure vulnerability. A local low-privileged malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability to retrieve an encryption key that could aid in further attacks.
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 Storage Integration Tools for VMware (DSITV), Dell Storage vSphere Client Plugin (DSVCP), and Replay Manager for VMware (RMSV) contain an information disclosure vulnerability where a local low-privileged user can retrieve an encryption key from the affected system, potentially enabling privilege escalation or further attack progression.
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< 3.1.2< 6.1.1< 6.1.1CVSS 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
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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 installed Dell VMware productsSearch the system for installed Dell Storage Integration Tools for VMware, Dell Storage vSphere Client Plugin, or Dell Replay Manager for VMware. Check common installation directories such as C:\Program Files\Dell or C:\Program Files (x86)\Dell, and review installed programs in Windows Control Panel or Linux package management systems.Affected if Any of these three Dell products are found on the system
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Determine Dell Replay Manager for VMware versionLocate the RMSV installation and check its version. Common methods include: right-clicking the executable and selecting Properties > Details, running 'rpm -qi' or 'dpkg -l' on Linux, or checking version information in the application's About/Help menu.Affected if The installed version is lower than 3.1.2
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Determine Dell Storage Integration Tools for VMware versionLocate the DSITV installation and check its version using the same methods: Properties > Details on Windows executables, or package query commands on Linux systems.Affected if The installed version is lower than 6.1.1
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Determine Dell Storage vSphere Client Plugin versionLocate the DSVCP installation and check its version. For vSphere plugins, this may also be visible in the vSphere Client interface under Plugins or Solutions. Check the plugin's manifest or version file in its installation directory.Affected if The installed version is lower than 6.1.1
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Verify encryption key accessibilityExamine file system permissions on the application data directories where Dell products store configuration or credential files. Check if low-privileged users have read access to directories containing encryption keys or sensitive configuration files.Affected if Non-admin users can read sensitive files containing encryption keys in the product's data directories
A system is affected if any of the three Dell products is installed with a version lower than 3.1.2 (RMSV) or 6.1.1 (DSITV or DSVCP) and the application stores encryption keys in a location accessible to low-privileged local users.
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 · scoped3.1.26.1.1
Upgrade DSITV and DSVCP to version 6.1.1 or later, and RMSV to version 3.1.2 or later, to remediate the encryption key exposure.
Replay Manager for VMware 3.1.2; Storage Integration Tools for VMware 6.1.1; Storage vSphere Client Plugin 6.1.1
- Identify which affected Dell product is deployed in your environment (Replay Manager for VMware, Storage Integration Tools for VMware, or Storage vSphere Client Plugin)
- Download the fixed version from Dell's support portal: version 3.1.2 for Replay Manager for VMware, or version 6.1.1 for Storage Integration Tools for VMware and Storage vSphere Client Plugin
- Create a backup of the current configuration and any encryption keys currently in use
- Stop all services related to the affected Dell product before upgrading
- Install the updated version of the affected product
- Restart the services and verify the installation was successful
- Confirm the encryption key is no longer exposed to low-privileged users
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-2023-39250 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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