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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2022-34384

Dell SupportAssist Client Consumer (version 3.11.1 and prior), SupportAssist Client Commercial (version 3.2 and prior), Dell Command | Update, Dell Update, and Alienware Update versions before 4.5 contain a Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in…

HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.23%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.23%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Dell SupportAssist Client Consumer (version 3.11.1 and prior), SupportAssist Client Commercial (version 3.2 and prior), Dell Command | Update, Dell Update, and Alienware Update versions before 4.5 contain a Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in the Advanced Driver Restore component. A local malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to privilege escalation.

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.23% probability · 14th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-250, CWE-269
Affected
dell/alienware update · dell/command update · dell/supportassist for business pcs · dell/supportassist for home pcs · dell/update
Source
security_alert@emc.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.