DSA-2023-041: Dell NetWorker Security Update for nsrdump Vulnerability
Summary: Dell NetWorker remediation is available for nsrdump with option -M vulnerability that may be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.
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Impact
High
Details
| Proprietary Code CVEs | Description | CVSS Base Score | CVSS Vector String |
| CVE-2023-24576 | EMC NetWorker may potentially be vulnerable to an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in the NetWorker Client execution service (nsrexecd) irrespective of any authentication used. | 7.5 High |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected Products & Remediation
| CVEs Addressed | Product | Affected Versions | Updated Versions | Link to Update |
| CVE-2023-24576 | Dell NetWorker, NVE |
19.7.0.2 and earlier versions 19.8 19.7.1 |
19.7.0.3 and later versions 19.8.0.1 and later versions |
https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-ca/product-support/product/networker/drivers |
| CVEs Addressed | Product | Affected Versions | Updated Versions | Link to Update |
| CVE-2023-24576 | Dell NetWorker, NVE |
19.7.0.2 and earlier versions 19.8 19.7.1 |
19.7.0.3 and later versions 19.8.0.1 and later versions |
https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-ca/product-support/product/networker/drivers |
| Impacted Components |
Platforms |
| NetWorker Client | Windows, Linux (CentOS, OEL, SuSE, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora), UNIX (HP-UX, AIX, Solaris), Mac (OS-X) |
Workarounds & Mitigations
Delete nsrdump from system.
Revision History
| Revision | Date | Description |
| 1.0 | 2023-02-03 | Initial Release |
| 2.0 | 2023-04-03 | Changes made to "Affected Versions" & "Updated Versions" under "Affected Products and Remediation" section and impacted components under "Additional Info" section. |
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Affected Products
NetWorker Family, NetWorker, NetWorker Series, NetWorker Module, Product Security InformationArticle Properties
Article Number: 000208258
Article Type: Dell Security Advisory
Last Modified: 09 Sep 2025
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