# CVE-2022-34383: Command injection in Edge Gateway 5200

> A local attacker can exploit a command injection flaw to bypass mitigations and execute arbitrary code during System Management Mode.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Aug 2022
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qx9p-wm6x-9cmf

## What is CVE-2022-34383?

CVE-2022-34383 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Dell Edge Gateway 5200, published on 31 Aug 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell Edge Gateway 5200 (EGW) versions before 1.03.10 contain an operating system command injection vulnerability. A local malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability by using an SMI to bypass PMC mitigation and gain arbitrary code execution during SMM.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command), CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-34383?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Edge Gateway 5200 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-34383?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-34383 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-34383 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34383 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-34383 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-34383 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Dell Edge Gateway 5200, published on 31 Aug 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-2022-34383 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell Edge Gateway 5200. 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-2022-34383/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34383/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-34383
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-34383
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-34383

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34383/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.