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CVE-2023-44300

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 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: 2023-12-04 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-256

Description

Dell DM5500 5.14.0.0, contain a Plain-text Password Storage Vulnerability in the appliance. A local attacker with privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the disclosure of certain service credentials. The attacker may be able to use the exposed credentials to access the vulnerable application with privileges of the compromised account.

Affected products

• Dell PowerProtect Data Manager DM5500 Appliance: through 5.14.0.0

References

• https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000220107/dsa-2023-425-security-update-for-dell-powerprotect-data-manager-dm5500-appliance-for-multiple-vulnerabilities
• https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000220107/dsa-2023-425-security-update-for-dell-powerprotect-data-manager-dm5500-appliance-for-multiple-vulnerabilities

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