# CVE-2024-22454: Auth bypass in PowerProtect Data Manager

> Remote attackers can bypass password recovery to gain unauthorized access and escalate privileges in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 9 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2mw7-f37q-33mg

## What is CVE-2024-22454?

CVE-2024-22454 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, published on 13 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, version 19.15 and prior versions, contain a weak password recovery mechanism for forgotten passwords. A remote unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to unauthorized access to the application with privileges of the compromised account. The attacker could retrieve the reset password token without authorization and then perform the password change

Weakness: CWE-640 (Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-22454?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Powerprotect Data Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-22454?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-22454 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-22454 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22454 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager

- [CVE-2026-40712](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-40712/): Privilege escalation in PowerProtect Data Manager (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2026-46738](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46738/): Privilege escalation in PowerProtect Data Manager (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2026-49499](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-49499/): Privilege escalation in PowerProtect Data Manager (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-43888](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-43888/): Information disclosure in PowerProtect Data Manager (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-28062](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28062/): Missing authorization in PPDM Reporting (PowerProtect Data Manager) (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-22454 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-22454 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, published on 13 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22454 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell PowerProtect Data Manager. 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-2024-22454/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22454/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-22454
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-22454
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-22454

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22454/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.