PowerPath For Windows 7.x DLL Hijacking Enables SYSTEM Privilege Escalation
CVE-2023-28080 Published on May 30, 2023

PowerPath for Windows, versions 7.0, 7.1 & 7.2 contains DLL Hijacking Vulnerabilities. A regular user (non-admin) can exploit these issues to potentially escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2023-28080 is exploitable with local system access, requires user interaction and a small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
HIGH
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is a DLL preloading Vulnerability?

The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors.

CVE-2023-28080 has been classified to as a DLL preloading vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2023-28080

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Affected Versions

Dell PowerPath Windows Version 7.0, 7.1 & 7.2 is affected by CVE-2023-28080

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.18%
Percentile
7.45%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.