# CVE-2022-34431: Denial of service in Dell Hybrid Client (DHC)

> A local attacker with WMS privileges can corrupt the guest user profile, causing the Dell Hybrid Client system to become inaccessible.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 19 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fg7h-p6q8-r536

## What is CVE-2022-34431?

CVE-2022-34431 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Dell Hybrid Client (DHC), published on 11 Oct 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell Hybrid Client below 1.8 version contains a guest user profile corruption vulnerability. A WMS privilege attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to DHC system not being accessible.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-34431?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Hybrid Client.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-34431?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-34431 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-34431 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34431 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell Hybrid Client (DHC)

- [CVE-2021-21535](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21535/): Missing authorization in Dell Hybrid Client (DHC) (high 7.4)
- [CVE-2022-34432](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34432/): Command injection in Dell Hybrid Client (DHC) (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2022-34430](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34430/): Denial of service in Dell Hybrid Client (DHC) (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2022-34429](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34429/): Path traversal in Dell Hybrid Client (DHC) (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-32476](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32476/): Information disclosure in Dell Hybrid Client (DHC) (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-34431 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-34431 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Dell Hybrid Client (DHC), published on 11 Oct 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34431 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell Hybrid Client (DHC). 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-2022-34431/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34431/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-34431
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-34431
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-34431

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34431/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.