CVE-2023-39259
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 OS Recovery Tool, versions 2.2.4013, 2.3.7012.0, and 2.3.7515.0 contain an Improper Access Control Vulnerability. A local authenticated non-administrator user could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the elevation of privilege on the system.
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 OS Recovery Tool versions 2.2.4013, 2.3.7012.0, and 2.3.7515.0 contain an Improper Access Control vulnerability allowing a local authenticated non-administrator user to elevate privileges to administrator level on the system.
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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= 2.2.4013= 2.3.7012.0= 2.3.7515.0CVSS 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if Dell OS Recovery Tool is installedOpen Windows Control Panel > Programs and Features, or run 'Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product' in PowerShell to list installed software. Look for 'Dell OS Recovery Tool' in the list.Affected if The software is present on the system
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Determine the installed versionRight-click on Dell OS Recovery Tool in Programs and Features and select Properties, or check the version in the application's About/Help section. Note the full version number (e.g., 2.2.4013).Affected if The installed version matches exactly 2.2.4013, 2.3.7012.0, or 2.3.7515.0
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Verify local non-administrator users existOpen Command Prompt as Administrator and run 'net user' to list all local users, then run 'net localgroup Administrators' to see which users have admin privileges. Users listed in 'net user' but not in Administrators are non-administrator users.Affected if At least one local authenticated non-administrator user account exists on the system
The system is affected if Dell OS Recovery Tool version 2.2.4013, 2.3.7012.0, or 2.3.7515.0 is installed AND there is at least one local non-administrator user account present on the machine.
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 patches from Dell when available. Until then, limit local system access to trusted administrators only and monitor for unauthorized privilege escalation attempts.
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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-2023-39259 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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