CVE-2023-43072
Dell SmartFabric Storage Software v1.4 (and earlier) contains an improper access control...
Dell SmartFabric Storage Software v1.4 (and earlier) contains an improper access control vulnerability in the CLI. A local possibly unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to ability to execute arbritrary shell commands.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Dell SmartFabric Storage Software v1.4 (and earlier) contains an improper access control vulnerability in the CLI. A local possibly unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to ability to execute arbritrary shell commands.
- Record
CVE-2023-43072- CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-47493
Dell SmartFabric Storage Software v1.4 (and earlier) contains an improper access control vulnerability in the CLI. A local possibly unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to ability to execute arbritrary shell commands.
- Record
EUVD-2023-47493- CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2wx4-jmwh-g7cc
Dell SmartFabric Storage Software v1.4 (and earlier) contains an improper access control...
Dell SmartFabric Storage Software v1.4 (and earlier) contains an improper access control vulnerability in the CLI. A local possibly unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to ability to execute arbritrary shell commands.
- Record
GHSA-2wx4-jmwh-g7cc- CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Dell SmartFabric Storage Software v1.4 (and earlier) contains an improper access control vulnerability in the CLI. A local possibly unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to ability to execute arbritrary shell commands.
- Record
CVE-2023-43072- CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-43072 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) in Dell Smartfabric Storage Software, published October 5, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.16%, the 5th percentile. No source names a fixed version.