# CVE-2022-26867: Other in PowerStore

> Authenticated users can inject malicious formulas into exported CSV/XLSX files, potentially executing code when opened in spreadsheet applications.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Jun 2022
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w9qh-pvx2-rhmh

## What is CVE-2022-26867?

CVE-2022-26867 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell PowerStore, published on 2 Jun 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

PowerStore SW v2.1.1.0 supports the option to export data to either a CSV or an XLSX file. The data is taken as is, without any validation or sanitization. It allows a malicious, authenticated user to inject payloads that might get interpreted as formulas by the corresponding spreadsheet application that is being used to open the CSV/XLSX file.

Weakness: CWE-1236 (Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-26867?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Powerstoreos.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-26867?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-26867 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-26867 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-26867 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell PowerStore

- [CVE-2026-58574](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-58574/): Missing authorization in PowerStore 1000T (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-26869](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26869/): Information disclosure in PowerStore (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-79687](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-79687/): Missing authorization in PowerStore 1000T (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2023-32478](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32478/): Information disclosure in PowerStore (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2026-58567](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-58567/): Command injection in PowerStore 1000T (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-26867 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-26867 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell PowerStore, published on 2 Jun 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-26867 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell PowerStore. 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-2022-26867/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26867/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-26867
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26867
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-26867

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26867/
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