Privilege escalation in Dell Alienware Update
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 the Advanced Driver Restore component. A local malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to privilege escalation.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (12.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 13th percentile — 12.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000204114 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-34384?
- CVE-2022-34384 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Alienware Update, classified under CWE-250. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-02-11.
- How severe is CVE-2022-34384?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.