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TI-2022-15283 Aliases CVE-2022-34384GHSA-v5pj-r5mj-6363

Improper privilege management in Dell SupportAssist Client Consumer

Priority LOW 36CWE-250Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-250.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0023 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
DellSupportAssist Client Consumerup to 3.11.1—No fix listedCNA
  • SupportAssist Client Consumer VendorDell Affected up to 3.11.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 5

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:dell:alienware_update:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 4.5.0VulnerableDell
cpe:2.3:a:dell:command_update:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 4.5.0VulnerableDell
cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_business_pcs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.2.0VulnerableDell
cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_home_pcs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.11.2VulnerableDell
cpe:2.3:a:dell:update:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 4.5.0VulnerableDell
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:alienware_update:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.5.0 Vulnerable ·Dell
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:command_update:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.5.0 Vulnerable ·Dell
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_business_pcs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.2.0 Vulnerable ·Dell
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_home_pcs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.11.2 Vulnerable ·Dell
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:update:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.5.0 Vulnerable ·Dell

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Dell SupportAssist Client Consumer — dell.com/support/kbdoc/000204114

    4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2022-15266 Incorrect comparison in Dell SupportAssist Client ConsumerPriority LOW 29
    • TI-2022-15285 Hard-coded credentials in Dell SupportAssist Client ConsumerPriority LOW 24
    • TI-2022-15284 SupportAssist for Home PCs (version 3.11.4 and prior) and SupportAssist for Business PCs…Priority LOW 24
    Show all 4 records → Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-34384
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v5pj-r5mj-6363

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2024-19153 Dell Command | Update, Dell Update, and Alienware Update UWP, versions prior to 5.4… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-15355 Improper signature verification in Dell Command Update CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2022-15281 Dell Command Update, Dell Update and Alienware Update versions prior to 4.6.0 contains a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2022-08301 Uncontrolled search path in Dell Command Update CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2023-12646 Link following in Dell Command Update CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
  • TI-2023-12651 Link following in Dell Command Update CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
See all 8 →

Sources

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