CVE-2022-34459 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Dell Command | Update, Dell Update, and Alienware Update versions prior to 4.7 contain a improper verification of cryptographic signature in get applicable driver component. A local malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability leading to malicious payload execution.

Published: 2023-02-01

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Dell

Dell Command Update (DCU)

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 4.7

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:dell:alienware_update::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:dell:command_update::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:dell:update::::::::

No data.

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-37414	Dell Command \| Update, Dell Update, and Alienware Update versions prior to 4.7 contain a improper verification of cryptographic signature in get applicable driver component. A local malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability leading to malicious payload execution.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0003.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000204950/dsa-2022-298

History

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Dell Alienware Update Command Update Update

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: dell

Published: 2023-02-01T04:28:20.334Z

Updated: 2025-03-27T14:08:56.088Z

Reserved: 2022-06-23T18:55:17.136Z

Link: CVE-2022-34459

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T09:15:15.084Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-02-01T05:15:12.513

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:09:36.817

Link: CVE-2022-34459

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-347

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