Missing brute-force protection in Dell SupportAssist
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-307.
Summary
Dell SupportAssist contains a rate limit bypass issues in screenmeet API third party component. An unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability and impersonate a legitimate dell customer to a dell support technician.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell | SupportAssist | up to 3.11.1, 3.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- SupportAssist VendorDell Affected up to 3.11.1, 3.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
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 — dell.com/support/kbdoc/000204114
4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-15286 Exposure of resource to wrong sphere in Dell SupportAssistPriority LOW 35
- TI-2022-15287 Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Dell SupportAssistPriority LOW 30
- TI-2022-15291 Insufficient session expiration in Dell SupportAssistPriority LOW 24
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-34389
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-662p-4xh8-66rf
References
More Dell Supportassist For Business Pcs vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-11646 Cross-site scripting in Dell SupportAssist Consumer CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2024-35205 Link following in Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-09165 PC-Doctor Toolbox before 7.3 has an Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-23805 Improper access control in Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-15283 Improper privilege management in Dell SupportAssist Client Consumer CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2025-24916 SupportAssist for Business PCs, version(s) 4.5.3 and prior, contain(s) an Incorrect… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-34389 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-34389 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-662p-4xh8-66rf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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