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Low File handling

CVE-2023-23697 — Dell Command | Intel vPro Out of Band, versions before 4.4.0, contain an arbitrary folder delete...

Dell Command | Intel vPro Out of Band, versions before 4.4.0, contain an arbitrary folder delete vulnerability during uninstallation. A locally authenticated malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability leading to arbitrary folder deletion.

Published Feb 13, 2023 · Updated Oct 28, 2026 · Sources: NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP, GitHub Security Advisories · CNA: dell

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

No exploitation signal in the sources consulted so far.
How the score was calculated
  • EPSS 0.2% (30-day exploitation probability)+1

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation
Not confirmed
Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.
EPSS FIRST
0.18%
ahead of 7% of scored CVEs · Oct 30, 2026
Affects
Dell
Command | Intel Vpro Out Of Band and 1 more
CVSS base
3.3
Low · 4 source(s)
Prioritization reference: 4.7 provisional

CISA SSVC assessment CISA

Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.

Exploitation
None
none · proof-of-concept · active
Automatable
No
can an attacker script the kill-chain steps
Technical impact
Partial
partial · total control of the vulnerable component

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

  • Documented patch — www.dell.com (NIST National Vulnerability Database)

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

  1. Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Dell Command | Intel Vpro Out Of Band, Dell Dell Command Update (DCU)).
  2. Apply the fixed version or the patch documented under Remediation.
  3. Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (file handling), errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

VendorProductVersionsStatusSource
Dell Command | Intel Vpro Out Of Band < 4.4.0 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Dell Dell Command Update (DCU) < 4.4.0 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

ScoreVersionSeverityExpl.ImpactScored by
4.7 CVSS 3.1 Medium 1.0 3.6 security_alert@emc.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database
4.7 CVSS 3.1 Medium — — dell via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
3.3 CVSS 3.1 Low 1.8 1.4 nvd@nist.gov via NIST National Vulnerability Database
3.3 CVSS 3.1 Low — — GitHub, Inc. via GitHub Security Advisories
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N (score shown at the top: nvd@nist.gov)
Scoring entities (NIST, CNA, ADP) score independently; each score is shown with its origin. For prioritization we use 4.7 (security_alert@emc.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database) as a conservative provisional reference — not a definitive official score.

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-59 · Link Following

Other CVEs with this weakness →

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 28, 2026 → Oct 30, 2026 · 3 reading(s) · max 0.18%

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

  • Local/physical vector: focus on endpoint telemetry (EDR) from affected hosts.
  • Monitor file creation in web directories and paths with traversal sequences (../).
endpoint telemetry (EDR)file integrity (FIM)

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

  • 2026
  • Affected products added · dell/dell command update (dcu)
    Oct 28, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
  • SSVC assessment updated
    Oct 28, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
  • Record published
    Oct 28, 2026
  • Fix documented
    Oct 28, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • CVSS changed · 3.3
    Oct 28, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • Source status changed · → Modified
    Oct 28, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • Record created in this database
    Oct 28, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • 2023
  • CVE published
    Feb 13, 2023 · dell

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

  • 1× References added · Oct 28, 2026 – Oct 28, 2026
  • 1× Official description updated · Oct 28, 2026 – Oct 28, 2026

References

3 on the record

Elsewhere on this site

Dell
every CVE for this vendor
File handling
same class
CWE-59
other pages naming this weakness

Related CVEs (same products)

  • CVE-2026-82163 Incorrect Default Permissions in Dell Command | Intel Vpro Out Of Band Sep 21, 2026
  • CVE-2026-67266 Incorrect Authorization in Dell Command Update Aug 19, 2026
  • CVE-2026-67267 Dell Command Update (DCU), versions prior to 5.7.1, contain an Exposure of Sensitive… Aug 19, 2026
  • CVE-2026-67268 XML External Entity (XXE) in Dell Command Update Aug 19, 2026
  • CVE-2026-58565 Missing Authorization in Dell Command Update Aug 19, 2026
  • CVE-2026-58562 Missing Authorization in Dell Command Update Aug 19, 2026

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

  • No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
  • No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
  • No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2023-23697 is "Dell Command | Intel vPro Out of Band, versions before 4.4.0, contain an arbitrary folder delete...", rated Low. It affects Command | Intel Vpro Out Of Band (Dell); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 3.3 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.18% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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