CVE-2022-34457
Dell command configuration, version 4.8 and prior, contains improper folder permission when installed not to default path but to non-secured path which leads to privilege escalation.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.21%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Dell command configuration, version 4.8 and prior, contains improper folder permission when installed not to default path but to non-secured path which leads to privilege escalation. This is critical severity vulnerability as it allows non-admin to modify the files inside installed directory and able to make application unavailable for all users.
- 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
- 0.21% probability · 10th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-284, CWE-732
- Affected
- dell/command\|configure
- Source
- security_alert@emc.com
EPSS 0.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000205633Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000205633Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.