# CVE-2022-34380: Auth bypass in CloudLink

> A local high-privileged attacker can bypass authentication to access the CloudLink system console and take control of the system.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Sep 2022
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pv49-7hj2-g6cv

## What is CVE-2022-34380?

CVE-2022-34380 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Dell CloudLink, published on 1 Sep 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell CloudLink 7.1.3 and all earlier versions contain an Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel Vulnerability. A high privileged local attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability leading to authentication bypass and access the CloudLink system console. This is critical severity vulnerability as it allows attacker to take control of the system.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-34380?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Cloudlink.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-34380?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-34380 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-34380 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34380 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell CloudLink

- [CVE-2022-34379](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34379/): Auth bypass in CloudLink (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2025-45378](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-45378/): Command injection in CloudLink (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2025-46364](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-46364/): Privilege escalation in CloudLin (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2021-36312](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36312/): Hardcoded credentials in CloudLink (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2021-36313](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36313/): Command injection in CloudLink (critical 9.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-34380 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-34380 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Dell CloudLink, published on 1 Sep 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34380 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell CloudLink. 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-2022-34380/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34380/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-34380
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-34380
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-34380

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34380/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.