CVE-2023-25540
Dell PowerScale OneFS 9.4.0.x contains an incorrect default permissions vulnerability. A local...
Dell PowerScale OneFS 9.4.0.x contains an incorrect default permissions vulnerability. A local malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability to overwrite arbitrary files causing denial of service.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Dell PowerScale OneFS 9.4.0.x contains an incorrect default permissions vulnerability. A local malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability to overwrite arbitrary files causing denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2023-25540- CVSS 3.1
- 6.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-29492
Dell PowerScale OneFS 9.4.0.x contains an incorrect default permissions vulnerability. A local malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability to overwrite arbitrary files causing denial of service.
- Record
EUVD-2023-29492- CVSS 3.1
- 6.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gccc-7hmg-c996
Dell PowerScale OneFS 9.4.0.x contains an incorrect default permissions vulnerability. A local...
Dell PowerScale OneFS 9.4.0.x contains an incorrect default permissions vulnerability. A local malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability to overwrite arbitrary files causing denial of service.
- Record
GHSA-gccc-7hmg-c996- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Dell PowerScale OneFS 9.4.0.x contains an incorrect default permissions vulnerability. A local malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability to overwrite arbitrary files causing denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2023-25540- CVSS 3.1
- 6.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-25540 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.0) in Dell Powerscale Onefs, published February 28, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.15%, the 4th percentile. No source names a fixed version.