Incorrect Permission Assignment in Dell Command | Monitor

Executive Summary

Dell Command | Monitor (DCM) versions before 10.13.2 have a vulnerability where incorrect permissions are assigned to critical resources. This allows a low-privileged attacker with local access to exploit it and gain elevated privileges on the system.

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Detection Guidance

To detect this vulnerability, check the installed version of Dell Command | Monitor (DCM) on your system. If the version is prior to 10.13.2, the system is vulnerable. Use commands like 'wmic product get name, version' on Windows or 'dpkg -l | grep dell-command-monitor' on Linux to verify the installed version.

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Impact Analysis

An attacker could exploit this to gain higher system privileges than intended, potentially allowing them to access sensitive data, install malicious software, or perform unauthorized actions on the affected system.

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Compliance Impact

This vulnerability could potentially impact compliance with GDPR and HIPAA by allowing unauthorized local access and elevation of privileges. Unauthorized privilege escalation may lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data, which is a violation of GDPR's data protection requirements and HIPAA's safeguards for protected health information.

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Mitigation Strategies

Update Dell Command | Monitor (DCM) to version 10.13.2 or later to address the Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability.

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