CVE-2022-34382

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Description

Dell Command Update, Dell Update and Alienware Update versions prior to 4.6.0 contains a Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in the custom catalog configuration. A local malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability in order to elevate their privileges.

Severity

HIGH

CVSS score

7.8 (v3.1)

Vulnerability status

Modified

Source identifier

[email protected]

Published

2022-09-02 18:15:12.093000

Last modified

2026-11-02 22:17:15.903000

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