Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Dell PowerStore appliances before version 3.0.0.0 have a command injection flaw in the PowerStore T environment. An attacker already authenticated locally with high privileges could run operating system commands on the underlying appliance, potentially taking over the system.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation during the next storage maintenance window for affected PowerStore systems. This is not evidenced as actively exploited, but compromise could affect critical storage confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Technical view
CVE-2022-33923 is CWE-78 OS command injection in Dell PowerStore prior to 3.0.0.0. CVSS 3.1 is 6.4 with local attack vector, high complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, and high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to Dell PowerStore deployments running versions earlier than 3.0.0.0, especially PowerStore T environments. Risk is higher where many administrators, shared privileged accounts, or weak local access controls exist.
Exploitation context
The sources do not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. Exploitation requires local authenticated access, high privileges, and high attack complexity, but successful exploitation may lead to full system takeover.
Researcher notes
The public bundle identifies the vulnerability class, affected product family, affected version boundary, CVSS vector, and Dell advisory. It does not provide technical root cause, vulnerable interface details, exploit indicators, or detailed mitigation text.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory all Dell PowerStore appliances and record installed versions.
- Review Dell advisory 000201283 for vendor-approved remediation guidance.
- Upgrade affected systems to version 3.0.0.0 or later if Dell guidance confirms applicability.
- Restrict local and administrative access to trusted personnel only.
- Monitor privileged sessions and appliance logs for unusual command execution or configuration changes.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether each appliance is Dell PowerStore and whether it is a PowerStore T environment.
- Compare installed versions against the affected range: prior to 3.0.0.0.
- Verify upgraded systems report the expected fixed version after maintenance.
- Review privileged account lists for unnecessary or shared administrative access.
- Check recent logs for suspicious local authenticated administrative activity.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H0.55.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.4MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000201283CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.