Dell PowerScale OneFS 8.2.x-9.4.0.x Privilege Escalation via Context Switching
CVE-2022-34438 Published on October 21, 2022
Dell PowerScale OneFS, versions 8.2.x-9.4.0.x, contain a privilege context switching error. A local authenticated malicious user with high privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to full system compromise. This impacts compliance mode clusters.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-34438 is exploitable with local system access, and requires 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.
Weakness Type
Improper Privilege Management
The software does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
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Affected Versions
Dell PowerScale OneFS:- Version unspecified and below 9.4.0.x is affected.
Exploit Probability
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