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CVE-2023-39246

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-11-16 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-61

Description

Dell Encryption, Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise, and Dell Security Management Server version prior to 11.8.1 contain an Insecure Operation on Windows Junction Vulnerability during installation. A local malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability to create an arbitrary folder inside a restricted directory, leading to Privilege Escalation

Affected products

• Dell Encryption: before 11.8.1 — fixed in 11.8.1
• Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise: before 11.8.1 — fixed in 11.8.1
• Dell Security Management Server: before 11.8.1 — fixed in 11.8.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Dell Encryption 11.8.1; Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise 11.8.1; Dell Security Management Server 11.8.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000217572/dsa-2023-271
• https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000217572/dsa-2023-271

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