CVE-2022-34450 Privilege escalation in PowerPath Management Appliance

Medium 6.7 Published 10 Feb 2023 Updated 24 Mar 2025

An authenticated admin can exploit a vulnerability in Dell PowerPath Management Appliance to gain root code execution.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-34450?

CVE-2022-34450 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell PowerPath Management Appliance, 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

PowerPath Management Appliance with version 3.3 contains Privilege Escalation vulnerability. An authenticated admin user could potentially exploit this issue and gain unrestricted control/code execution on the system as root.

Weakness: CWE-183

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-34450?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dell Powerpath Management Appliance.

How do I fix CVE-2022-34450?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-34450 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-34450 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34450 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hgww-96v3-rf38.