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Dell PowerScale OneFS, 8.0.x-9.5.x, contains an improper handling of insufficient privileges vulnerability. A local privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to elevation of privilege and affect in compliance mode also.
NVD Status: Modified ,CVE State: published
Threat Intelligence & Risk Assessment for CVE-2023-32494
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-32494 is rated Low Risk (29.7/100) : CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.04%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-32494
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
#
Date
Old EPSS score
New EPSS score
Delta (New - Old)
1
2025-03-30
0.07%
0.04%
-0.04%
2
2025-03-29
0.04%
0.07%
+0.03%
3
2023-08-17
—
0.04%
—
Full EPSS history
(3 records total)
Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-32494
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
Base score
Version
Severity
Vector
Exploitability
Impact
Score source
6.7
3.1
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
0.8
5.9
[email protected]
6.7
3.1
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
0.8
5.9
[email protected]
Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-32494
Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-32494
Vendor
Product
Version
Raw CPE
dell
powerscale_onefs
>= 9.2.1.0, <= 9.2.1.22
cpe:2.3:a:dell:powerscale_onefs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell
powerscale_onefs
>= 9.4.0.0, <= 9.4.0.13
cpe:2.3:a:dell:powerscale_onefs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell
powerscale_onefs
>= 9.5.0.0, <= 9.5.0.3
cpe:2.3:o:dell:powerscale_onefs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References for CVE-2023-32494
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Threat Intelligence