What is CVE-2022-34405?

CVE-2022-34405 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Alienware Area 51m R1, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2023-01-26.

How severe is CVE-2022-34405?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Dell Alienware Area 51m R1

CVE-2022-34405

An improper access control vulnerability was identified in the Realtek audio driver. A local authenticated malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability by waiting for an administrator to launch the application and attach to the process to elevate privileges on the system.

Published 2023-01-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (14.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 15th percentile — 14.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-285 — Improper Authorization

References

www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000205721/dsa-2022-316-dell-client-security-up… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-34405?: CVE-2022-34405 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Alienware Area 51m R1, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2023-01-26.
How severe is CVE-2022-34405?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.