CVE-2022-29093 vulnerability in Dell Products
Published on June 10, 2022
Dell SupportAssist Client Consumer versions (3.10.4 and versions prior) and Dell SupportAssist Client Commercial versions (3.1.1 and versions prior) contain an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability. Authenticated non-admin user could exploit the issue and delete arbitrary files on the system.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-29093 can be exploited 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 have no impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Directory traversal Vulnerability?
The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
CVE-2022-29093 has been classified to as a Directory traversal vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2022-29093
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Affected Versions
Dell SupportAssist Client Commercial:- Version unspecified, <= 3.10.4 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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