CVE-2022-34384
Dell Command Update vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2022-34384 is a Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability affecting 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. The vulnerability was discovered in the Advanced Driver Restore component and was disclosed in June 2022 (Dell Advisory).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS Base Score of 7.8 (High) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. This indicates that the vulnerability requires local access, low attack complexity, and low privileges to exploit, with no user interaction needed. The scope is unchanged, but the impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability is high (Dell Advisory).

Impact

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows a local malicious user to elevate privileges and potentially gain total control of the affected system. The vulnerability affects the Advanced Driver Restore component and could lead to complete system compromise (Dell Advisory).

Mitigation and workarounds

Dell has released updates to address this vulnerability. For SupportAssist for Home PCs, users should upgrade to version 3.12.3, and for SupportAssist for Business PCs, users should upgrade to version 3.3.0. The update can be obtained either through manual steps by launching SupportAssist UI and checking for updates, or through automatic updates if enabled in the settings (Dell Advisory).

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