# CVE-2022-34382: Privilege escalation in Dell Command Update (DCU)

> A local attacker can exploit a custom catalog configuration flaw in Dell Update utilities to elevate privileges on the system.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Sep 2022
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8mcf-334c-q9gh

## What is CVE-2022-34382?

CVE-2022-34382 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Command Update (DCU), published on 2 Sep 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell Command Update, Dell Update and Alienware Update versions prior to 4.6.0 contains a Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in the custom catalog configuration. A local malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability in order to elevate their privileges.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-34382?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Dell Alienware Update, Dell Command Update, Dell Update.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-34382?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-34382 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-34382 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34382 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell Command Update (DCU)

- [CVE-2022-34384](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34384/): Privilege escalation in SupportAssist Client Consumer (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-34459](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34459/): Security feature bypass in Dell Command Update (DCU) (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-24426](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24426/): Privilege escalation in Dell Command Update (DCU) (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-28065](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28065/): Path traversal in Dell Command Update (DCU) (medium 6.7)
- [CVE-2022-34458](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34458/): Information disclosure in Dell Command Update (DCU) (medium 6.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-34382 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-34382 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Command Update (DCU), published on 2 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-2022-34382 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell Command Update (DCU). 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-2022-34382/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34382/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-34382
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-34382
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-34382

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34382/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.