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CVE-2023-43078: Dell Dock Firmware and Dell Client Platform contain an Improper Link Resolution vulnerability during installation resulting in arbitrary…

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 29/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.17% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: Dell Dell Client Platform, Dell Dock Firmware 01.00.15, 01.00.36, 1.0.14.20.
  • Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Dell Dell Client Platform, Dell Dock Firmware 01.00.15, 01.00.36, 1.0.14.20 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

Dell Dock Firmware and Dell Client Platform contain an Improper Link Resolution vulnerability during installation resulting in arbitrary folder deletion, which could lead to Privilege Escalation or Denial of Service.

HighCVSS 7.3 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Aug 28, 2024
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.1% · 6th percentile

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Action score

29

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
29 / 40 · 7.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.1%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
7.3
CNA · dell
6.7
0.6 point gap

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

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Affected systems

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dellg15 5510
dellg3 3500
dellg5 5500
dellinspiron 7490
dellinspiron 7500
dellinspiron 7501
dellvostro 7500
delllatitude 5290 2-in-1
delllatitude 5300
delllatitude 5310
delllatitude 5400

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Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • dell alienware m15 r6 firmwarebefore 1.27.0
  • dell alienware m15 r7 firmwarebefore 1.22.0
  • dell alienware m16 r1 firmwarebefore 1.14.1
  • dell alienware m18 r1 firmwarebefore 1.14.1
  • dell alienware x14 r2 firmwarebefore 1.11.0
  • dell alienware x16 r1 firmwarebefore 1.11.0
  • dell chengming 3900 firmwarebefore 1.19.0
  • dell chengming 3910 firmwarebefore 1.11.0
  • dell chengming 3911 firmwarebefore 1.11.0
  • dell chengming 3988 firmwarebefore 1.20.0
  • dell chengming 3990 firmwarebefore 1.24.0
  • dell chengming 3991 firmwarebefore 1.24.0
  • dell dock hd22q firmware update utility01.00.15
  • dell dock wd19 firmware update utility01.00.36
  • dell dock wd22tb4 firmware update utility01.00.36
  • dell g15 5510 firmwarebefore 1.22.0
  • dell g15 5511 firmwarebefore 1.26.0
  • dell g15 5520 firmwarebefore 1.22.0
  • dell g15 5530 firmwarebefore 1.12.0
  • dell g16 7620 firmwarebefore 1.22.0

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (dell). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Dell Dell Client Platform, Dell Dock Firmware

    • N/A and later · before 1.27.0affected · semver
    • N/A and later · before 1.22.0affected · semver
    • N/A and later · before 1.14.1affected · semver
    • N/A and later · before 1.11.0affected · semver
    • N/A and later · before 1.19.0affected · semver
    • N/A and later · before 1.20.0affected · semver
    • N/A and later · before 1.24.0affected · semver
    • N/A and later · before 1.26.0affected · semver
    • N/A and later · before 1.12.0affected · semver
    • N/A and later · before 1.28.0affected · semver

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Dell Dell Client Platform, Dell Dock Firmware01.00.15Vendor (CNA)
Dell Dell Client Platform, Dell Dock Firmware01.00.36Vendor (CNA)
Dell Dell Client Platform, Dell Dock Firmware1.0.14.20Vendor (CNA)
Dell Dell Client Platform, Dell Dock Firmware1.1.15Vendor (CNA)
Dell Dell Client Platform, Dell Dock Firmware1.1.16Vendor (CNA)
Dell Dell Client Platform, Dell Dock Firmware1.1.37Vendor (CNA)
Dell Dell Client Platform, Dell Dock Firmware1.10.0Vendor (CNA)
Dell Dell Client Platform, Dell Dock Firmware1.10.1Vendor (CNA)
Dell Dell Client Platform, Dell Dock Firmware1.11.0Vendor (CNA)
Dell Dell Client Platform, Dell Dock Firmware1.12.0Vendor (CNA)
Dell Dell Client Platform, Dell Dock Firmware1.12.1Vendor (CNA)
Dell Dell Client Platform, Dell Dock Firmware1.13.0Vendor (CNA)
Dell Dell Client Platform, Dell Dock Firmware1.14.1Vendor (CNA)
Dell Dell Client Platform, Dell Dock Firmware1.15.0Vendor (CNA)
Dell Dell Client Platform, Dell Dock Firmware1.16.0Vendor (CNA)
Dell Dell Client Platform, Dell Dock Firmware1.17.0Vendor (CNA)
Dell Dell Client Platform, Dell Dock Firmware1.18.0Vendor (CNA)
Dell Dell Client Platform, Dell Dock Firmware1.19.0Vendor (CNA)
Dell Dell Client Platform, Dell Dock Firmware1.19.1Vendor (CNA)
Dell Dell Client Platform, Dell Dock Firmware1.20.0Vendor (CNA)
Dell Dell Client Platform, Dell Dock Firmware1.20.1Vendor (CNA)
Dell Dell Client Platform, Dell Dock Firmware1.21.1Vendor (CNA)
Dell Dell Client Platform, Dell Dock Firmware1.22.0Vendor (CNA)
Dell Dell Client Platform, Dell Dock Firmware1.22.1Vendor (CNA)
Dell Dell Client Platform, Dell Dock Firmware1.22.2Vendor (CNA)
Dell Dell Client Platform, Dell Dock Firmware1.23.0Vendor (CNA)
Dell Dell Client Platform, Dell Dock Firmware1.24.0Vendor (CNA)
Dell Dell Client Platform, Dell Dock Firmware1.24.1Vendor (CNA)
Dell Dell Client Platform, Dell Dock Firmware1.25.0Vendor (CNA)
Dell Dell Client Platform, Dell Dock Firmware1.26.0Vendor (CNA)

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Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)

Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.

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Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-59 · Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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