CVE-2026-23772
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 Manager - Replay Manager for Microsoft Servers, version(s) 8.0, contain(s) an Improper Privilege Management vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation 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 confidenceDell Storage Manager Replay Manager 8.0 contains an improper privilege management vulnerability that allows a low-privileged user with local access to escalate privileges to a higher level. The vulnerability stems from insufficient access control enforcement in the application, enabling unauthorized privileged operations.
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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
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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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Verify Dell Storage Manager Replay Manager is installedLocate the application through Windows Programs and Features, check for 'Dell Storage Manager Replay Manager' or inspect common installation paths such as C:\Program Files\Dell\Storage Manager\ or C:\Program Files (x86)\Dell\Storage Manager\Affected if The application is present on the system
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Confirm the installed version is 8.0Open Windows Programs and Features, find Dell Storage Manager Replay Manager, and verify the version column shows 8.0, or run the application's about/help dialog to display version informationAffected if The installed version is 8.0
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Identify local user accounts configured in the applicationAccess the application's user management interface or examine configuration files in the installation directory for user account definitions. Look for user role assignments such as 'user', 'operator', or 'viewer' versus 'administrator'Affected if There are multiple user accounts with non-administrator roles defined in the application
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Check access control configuration for privilege enforcementReview the application's security or access control settings to verify whether role-based access controls are properly enforced. Look for settings that control what operations low-privileged users can performAffected if Access control settings allow low-privileged users to perform administrative or privileged operations
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Audit for unauthorized privilege escalation indicatorsReview application logs, event logs, and audit trails for entries indicating that users with limited roles have executed privileged operations or modified access permissionsAffected if Logs show low-privileged users executing operations beyond their assigned role
User is affected if Dell Storage Manager Replay Manager version 8.0 is installed and has low-privileged local user accounts that could potentially escalate privileges due to insufficient access control enforcement.
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 dataLimit local access to trusted administrators only, and apply vendor-provided patches when available. Review and enforce strict role-based access controls within the application.
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