CVE-2022-46756 Privilege escalation in VxRail HCI
A local high-privileged attacker can escape containers to execute arbitrary OS commands and take over the system.
- 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-2022-46756?
CVE-2022-46756 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell VxRail HCI, published on 1 Feb 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Dell VxRail, versions prior to 7.0.410, contain a Container Escape Vulnerability. A local high-privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the execution of arbitrary OS commands on the container's underlying OS. Exploitation may lead to a system take over by an attacker.
Weakness: CWE-668
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-46756?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dell Vxrail Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2022-46756?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-46756 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-46756 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-46756 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g237-mm39-6j87.