# CVE-2022-34366: Security feature bypass in SupportAssist Client Consumer

> An authenticated non-admin user can bypass cross-domain restrictions in Dell SupportAssist to obtain sensitive information.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 24 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qcxv-vf88-qqj3

## What is CVE-2022-34366?

CVE-2022-34366 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell SupportAssist Client Consumer, published on 10 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs (version 3.11.2 and prior) contain Overly Permissive Cross-domain Whitelist vulnerability. An authenticated non-admin user could potentially exploit the issue and obtain sensitive information.

Weakness: CWE-697 (Incorrect Comparison), CWE-942 (Permissive Cross-domain Security Policy with Untrusted Domains)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-34366?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Supportassist for Home Pcs.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-34366?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-34366 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-34366 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34366 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell SupportAssist Client Consumer

- [CVE-2021-36297](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36297/): Other in SupportAssist Client Consumer (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2024-38305](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38305/): Privilege escalation in SupportAssist for Home PCs (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2023-48670](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48670/): Privilege escalation in SupportAssist Client Consumer (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2023-25535](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25535/): Privilege escalation in SupportAssist Client Consumer (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2025-38738](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-38738/): Privilege escalation in SupportAssist for Home PCs (medium 6.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-34366 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-34366 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell SupportAssist Client Consumer, published on 10 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34366 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell SupportAssist Client Consumer. 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-2022-34366/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34366/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-34366
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-34366
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-34366

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34366/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.