CVE-2023-44288
Dell Powerscale Onefs 8.2.2 – 9.6.1
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSummary
CVE-2023-44288 is a high-severity Improper Control of a Resource Through its Lifetime (CWE-664) vulnerability in Dell Powerscale Onefs. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Process Injection (T1055); ranked at the 50th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-48644
Vulnerability Data
Dell PowerScale OneFS, 8.2.2.x through 9.6.0.x, contains an improper control of a resource through its lifetime vulnerability. An unauthenticated network attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to denial of service.
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Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Control response
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- 4 hardening rules · 3 OS baselines
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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.
Requires a managed development lifecycle process with integrity controls on changes, improving control of resources throughout their lifetime.
Requires designing resource lifetime controls that anticipate, withstand, and recover from stresses or attacks, mitigating improper resource control.
Directly enforces limited resource lifetime by requiring initiation from a known state and explicit termination, shrinking the window any long-lived resource weakness can be exploited.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Directly requires managing assets through creation, use, and disposal phases, preventing lifetime control failures.
Enforces consistent configuration and handling rules that reduce improper resource lifetime management.
Integrates secure practices across the full development lifecycle, addressing resource creation-to-release control.
Covers ongoing maintenance and removal of software, indirectly limiting resource lifetime issues.
Addresses hardware maintenance and replacement phases that intersect with resource lifetime control.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Information deletion control ensures proper release and sanitization at end of life.
Secure SDLC embeds resource lifecycle controls from design through decommissioning.
Secure architecture principles reduce lifetime control issues but are not specific to them.
Secure coding practices help avoid lifetime control bugs but do not address the full scope.
Configuration management enforces lifecycle rules for resource creation, use and disposal.
Backups preserve resources but do not govern their full lifetime control.
Hardening callouts derived
Configuration rules from DISA STIG baselines that bear on weaknesses of the type cited by this CVE. Each rule is shown with the relationship its mapping actually records, against the CWE it was authored against. Derived via CVE→CWE over `controls_xwalks` (authoritative rows only; rows rated `none` are excluded).
Windows Server 2016 (2 rules)
- V-224971 The Active Directory SYSVOL directory must have the proper access control permissions. prevents CWE-664
- V-224970 Permissions on the Active Directory data files must only allow System and Administrators access. prevents CWE-664
Windows Server 2019 (1 rule)
- V-205739 Windows Server 2019 permissions on the Active Directory data files must only allow System and Administrators access. prevents CWE-664