CVE-2023-39246

low-risk
Published 2023-11-16

Dell Encryption, Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise, and Dell Security Management Server version prior to 11.8.1 contain an Insecure Operation on Windows Junction Vulnerability during installation. A local malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability to create an arbitrary folder inside a restricted directory, leading to Privilege Escalation

Do I need to act?

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0.02% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 4.6/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (3)

Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise
Encryption
Security Management Server

Affected Vendors

Dell

References (2)

Vendor Advisory https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000217572/dsa-2023-271
Vendor Advisory https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000217572/dsa-2023-271
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low-risk
Severity 16/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 9/34 · Low