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CVE-2022-34384

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-02-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-250

Description

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.

Affected products

• Dell Alienware Update: before 4.5.0 — fixed in 4.5.0
• Dell Command Update (DCU): before 4.5.0 — fixed in 4.5.0
• Dell SupportAssist for Business PCs: through 3.2.0
• Dell SupportAssist Client Consumer: through 3.11.2
• Dell Update: before 4.5.0 — fixed in 4.5.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Dell Alienware Update 4.5.0; Dell Command Update (DCU) 4.5.0; Dell Update 4.5.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000204114
• https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000204114

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