# CVE-2022-32498: Code injection in PowerStore

> A local attacker can exploit a DLL hijacking flaw in PSTCLI to execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges on Dell PowerStore systems.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Jul 2022
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g8x4-8c3g-88qx

## What is CVE-2022-32498?

CVE-2022-32498 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Dell PowerStore, published on 20 Jul 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Dell EMC PowerStore, Versions prior to v3.0.0.0 contain a DLL Hijacking vulnerability in PSTCLI. A local attacker can potentially exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, and bypass software allow list solutions, leading to system takeover or IP exposure.

Weakness: CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-32498?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Powerstore Command Line Interface.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-32498?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-32498 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-32498 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-32498 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-32498 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-32498 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Dell PowerStore, published on 20 Jul 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-32498 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-2022-32498/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-32498/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-32498
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32498
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-32498

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-32498/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.