DSA-2023-044: Dell Alienware Command Center Security Update for a Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Summary: Dell Alienware Command Center remediation is available for a Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability that may be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

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Impact

High

Details

Proprietary Code CVEs Description More Information
CVE-2023-24569 Dell Alienware Command Center versions 5.5.37.0 and prior contain an Improper Input validation vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user could potentially send malicious input to a named pipe in order to elevate privileges on the system.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H This hyperlink is taking you to a website outside of Dell Technologies.

See NVD (http://nvd.nist.gov/ This hyperlink is taking you to a website outside of Dell Technologies.) for additional details.
Proprietary Code CVEs Description More Information
CVE-2023-24569 Dell Alienware Command Center versions 5.5.37.0 and prior contain an Improper Input validation vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user could potentially send malicious input to a named pipe in order to elevate privileges on the system.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H This hyperlink is taking you to a website outside of Dell Technologies.

See NVD (http://nvd.nist.gov/ This hyperlink is taking you to a website outside of Dell Technologies.) for additional details.
Dell Technologies recommends all customers consider both the CVSS base score and any relevant temporal and environmental scores that may impact the potential severity associated with a particular security vulnerability.

Affected Products & Remediation

Product Affected Versions Updated Versions Link to Update
Alienware Command Center Versions before 5.5.37.0 5.5.40.0

Alienware Command Center for Windows 11 and Windows 10 64-bit

Alienware Command Center Application at Dell Support Drivers & Downloads
 
Product Affected Versions Updated Versions Link to Update
Alienware Command Center Versions before 5.5.37.0 5.5.40.0

Alienware Command Center for Windows 11 and Windows 10 64-bit

Alienware Command Center Application at Dell Support Drivers & Downloads
 

Revision History

RevisionDateDescription
1.02023-02-09Initial Release
2.02024-06-20Updated Alienware Command Center Application link in Affected Products and Remediation section

Acknowledgements

CVE-2023-24569: Dell Technologies would like to thank Johannes Hatting for reporting this issue. 

Related Information

Dell Security Advisories and Notices
Dell Vulnerability Response Policy
CVSS Scoring Guide

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Affected Products

Alienware Command Center, Product Security Information
Article Properties
Article Number: 000208327
Article Type: Dell Security Advisory
Last Modified: 09 Jun 2025
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