🛡️ CVE-2023-43081 — powerprotect-agent-for-file-system

🟡 CVSS 4.0 — Medium ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-276 NVD
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Description

PowerProtect Agent for File System Version 19.14 and prior, contains an incorrect default permissions vulnerability in ddfscon component. A low Privileged local attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to overwriting of log files.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity low, availability none.

Weakness class

CVE-2023-43081 is classified as CWE-276: Incorrect Default Permissions. Files or resources are created with permissions that are broader than they need to be.

Affected software

CVE-2023-43081 is recorded against 1 package.

  • powerprotect-agent-for-file-system (fixed in 19.14)

Timeline and source

Published on 22 November 2023 and last revised on 17 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.

References

www.dell.com
www.dell.com

Details

Severity MEDIUM
CVSS Score 4.0
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CWE CWE-276
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2023-11-22
Updated 2026-08-11
Modified 2026-06-17

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
powerprotect-agent-for-file-system — 19.14

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