dell alienware-update CVE-2022-24426 vulnerability in Dell Products
Published on April 1, 2022

Dell Command | Update, Dell Update, and Alienware Update version 4.4.0 contains a Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in the Advanced Driver Restore component. A local malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to privilege escalation.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2022-24426 is exploitable with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is a DLL preloading Vulnerability?

The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors.

CVE-2022-24426 has been classified to as a DLL preloading vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2022-24426

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Dell Alienware Update
 
Dell Command Update
 
Dell Update
 

Affected Versions

Dell Command Update (DCU) Version 4.4.0 is affected by CVE-2022-24426

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.04%
Percentile
11.72%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.