Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-28078

Critical

Published: 15 February 2024

Published
15 February 2024
Modified
23 January 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0028 52.1th percentile
Risk Priority 18 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-28078 is a critical-severity Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints (CWE-923) vulnerability in Dell Smartfabric Os10. Its CVSS base score is 9.1 (Critical).

Operationally, ranked in the top 47.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Dell OS10 Networking Switches running 10.5.2.x and above contain a vulnerability with zeroMQ when VLT is configured. A remote unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability leading to information disclosure and a possible Denial of Service when a huge number…

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of requests are sent to the switch. This is a high severity vulnerability as it allows an attacker to view sensitive data. Dell recommends customers to upgrade at the earliest opportunity.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

dell
smartfabric os10
10.5.5.0, 10.5.5.1, 10.5.5.2, 10.5.5.3 · 10.5.2.0 — 10.5.2.12 · 10.5.3.0 — 10.5.3.8 · 10.5.4.0 — 10.5.4.8

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-923

Authorizing wireless access restricts the wireless communication channel to only intended endpoints.

addresses: CWE-923

Approving specific exchanges and documenting interface characteristics restricts communication channels to only intended endpoints and systems.

addresses: CWE-923

Limits physical connectivity to transmission channels, supporting restriction of communication paths to only intended endpoints.

addresses: CWE-923

Requiring providers to meet communication-channel restrictions and monitoring adherence reduces improper restriction of channels to intended endpoints.

addresses: CWE-923

Mandates restriction of the channel for authentication to only the intended trusted endpoints, blocking unauthorized communication paths.

addresses: CWE-923

Explicit control of VoIP traffic forces organizations to restrict communication channels to only intended endpoints and protocols.

addresses: CWE-923

Explicit internal/external separation restricts name-resolution channels to their intended communication endpoints.

addresses: CWE-923

Enforces that the wireless communication channel is usable only by intended endpoints, addressing improper channel restriction.

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