What is CVE-2022-34404?

CVE-2022-34404 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell System Update, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-02-11.

How severe is CVE-2022-34404?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Dell System Update

CVE-2022-34404

Dell System Update, version 2.0.0 and earlier, contains an Improper Certificate Validation in data parser module. A local attacker with high privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to credential theft and/or denial of service.

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

EPSS: 0.002 (7.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Dell System Update — versions 0
Dell System_update

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-295 — Improper Certificate Validation

References

security_alert@emc.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-34404?: CVE-2022-34404 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell System Update, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-02-11.
How severe is CVE-2022-34404?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.