# CVE-2022-34425: Hardcoded credentials in Enterprise SONiC OS

> An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit hardcoded SSH keys in Dell Enterprise SONiC OS to gain unauthorized access to communications.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rm98-77w2-p253

## What is CVE-2022-34425?

CVE-2022-34425 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Enterprise SONiC OS, published on 10 Oct 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell Enterprise SONiC OS, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, contain a cryptographic key vulnerability in SSH. An unauthenticated remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to unauthorized access to communication.

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials), CWE-321 (Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-34425?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Enterprise Sonic Distribution.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-34425?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-34425 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-34425 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34425 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell Enterprise SONiC OS

- [CVE-2023-32484](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32484/): Privilege escalation in Enterprise SONiC OS (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-45763](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45763/): Command injection in Enterprise SONiC OS (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2024-45765](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45765/): Command injection in Enterprise SONiC OS (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2024-45764](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45764/): Auth bypass in Enterprise SONiC OS (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2025-23374](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-23374/): Information disclosure in Enterprise SONiC OS (high 8.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-34425 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-34425 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Enterprise SONiC OS, published on 10 Oct 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34425 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell Enterprise SONiC OS. 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-2022-34425/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34425/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-34425
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-34425
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-34425

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34425/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.