CVE-2022-34436

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-01-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Dell iDRAC8 version 2.83.83.83 and prior contain an improper input validation vulnerability in Racadm when the firmware lock-down configuration is set. A remote high privileged attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass the firmware lock-down configuration and perform a firmware update.

Affected products

Dell Idrac8 Firmware: before 2.84.84.84 — fixed in 2.84.84.84

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Dell Idrac8 Firmware 2.84.84.84. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000205346/dsa-2022-265-dell-idrac8-and-dell-idrac9-security-update-for-a-racadm-vulnerability
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000205346/dsa-2022-265-dell-idrac8-and-dell-idrac9-security-update-for-a-racadm-vulnerability

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