CVE-2022-34404

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Published Feb 10, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Dell System Update, version 2.0.0 and earlier, contains an Improper Certificate Validation in data parser module. A local attacker with high privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to credential theft and/or denial of service.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Dell

System Update

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	≤ 2.0.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:dell:system_update:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-37359	Dell System Update, version 2.0.0 and earlier, contains an Improper Certificate Validation in data parser module. A local attacker with high privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to credential theft and/or denial of service.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.176% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000203733

History

Mar 26, 2025 4:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Dell System Update

Weaknesses

CWE-295

Sources

CVE record Updated: Mar 26, 2025, 3:19 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: dell
Published: Feb 10, 2023, 8:30 PM
Updated: Mar 26, 2025, 3:19 PM
Reserved: Jun 23, 2022, 6:55 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 9:07 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 9:07 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:50 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 11, 2023, 1:23 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:50 AM

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