CVE-2022-34447 Command injection in PowerPath Management Appliance

High 7.2 Published 10 Feb 2023 Updated 26 Mar 2025

An authenticated administrator can execute arbitrary OS commands as root on Dell PowerPath Management Appliance.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-34447?

CVE-2022-34447 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Dell PowerPath Management Appliance, published on 10 Feb 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

PowerPath Management Appliance with versions 3.3 & 3.2*, 3.1 & 3.0* contains OS Command Injection vulnerability. An authenticated remote attacker with administrative privileges could potentially exploit the issue and execute commands on the system as the root user.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-34447?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dell Powerpath Management Appliance.

How do I fix CVE-2022-34447?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-34447 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2022-34447 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34447 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8vjc-v5gf-pvmg.