CVE-2022-34384 Privilege escalation in SupportAssist Client Consumer
A local malicious user can exploit a vulnerability in the Advanced Driver Restore component to escalate privileges on Dell SupportAssist and related update clients.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-34384?
CVE-2022-34384 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell SupportAssist Client Consumer, published on 10 Feb 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Dell SupportAssist Client Consumer (version 3.11.1 and prior), SupportAssist Client Commercial (version 3.2 and prior), Dell Command | Update, Dell Update, and Alienware Update versions before 4.5 contain a Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in the Advanced Driver Restore component. A local malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to privilege escalation.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-34384?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Dell Alienware Update, Dell Command Update, Dell Supportassist for Business Pcs, Dell Supportassist for Home Pcs, Dell Update.
How do I fix CVE-2022-34384?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-34384 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-34384 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34384 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Dell SupportAssist Client Consumer
- CVE-2022-34459 Security feature bypass in Dell Command Update (DCU)
- CVE-2022-34382 Privilege escalation in Dell Command Update (DCU)
- CVE-2022-24426 Privilege escalation in Dell Command Update (DCU)
- CVE-2023-28065 Path traversal in Dell Command Update (DCU)
- CVE-2022-34458 Information disclosure in Dell Command Update (DCU)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v5pj-r5mj-6363.