# CVE-2022-26857: Missing authorization in OpenManage Enterprise

> Remote authenticated low-privilege users can bypass restrictions to perform unauthorized actions in Dell OpenManage Enterprise.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 May 2022
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rcjr-g4h4-fpfv

## What is CVE-2022-26857?

CVE-2022-26857 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Dell OpenManage Enterprise, published on 26 May 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Dell OpenManage Enterprise Versions 3.8.3 and prior contain an improper authorization vulnerability. A remote authenticated malicious user with low privileges may potentially exploit this vulnerability to bypass blocked functionalities and perform unauthorized actions.

Weakness: CWE-285 (Improper Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-26857?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Openmanage Enterprise.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-26857?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-26857 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-26857 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-26857 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell OpenManage Enterprise

- [CVE-2021-21564](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21564/): Auth bypass in Dell OpenManage Enterprise (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-21596](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21596/): Information disclosure in Dell OpenManage Enterprise (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2021-21585](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21585/): Command injection in Dell OpenManage Enterprise (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2026-54795](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-54795/): Command injection in OpenManage Enterprise (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-71176](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-71176/): SQL injection in OpenManage Enterprise (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-26857 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-26857 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Dell OpenManage Enterprise, published on 26 May 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-26857 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell OpenManage Enterprise. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26857/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26857/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-26857
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26857
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-26857

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26857/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.