CVE-2022-34386

Sensitive information disclosure via hard-coded cryptographic key

Published Feb 10, 2023 · Updated Mar 26, 2025

Cryptographic key weakness in Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs 3.11.4 and earlier allows local users to obtain sensitive information. Dell identifies a hard-coded cryptographic key but does not disclose the affected component or the operation that exposes protected data. Exploitation requires an authenticated non-admin account on the PC and affects confidentiality without reported integrity or availability impact.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.17%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cryptographic key weakness in Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs 3.11.4 and earlier allows local users to obtain sensitive information. Dell identifies a hard-coded cryptographic key but does not disclose the affected component or the operation that exposes protected data. Exploitation requires an authenticated non-admin account on the PC and affects confidentiality without reported integrity or availability impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-34386
Published
Feb 10, 2023
Updated
Mar 26, 2025
Vendor
Dell
Product
SupportAssist for Home PCs
Classifications
CWE-321, CWE-798
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 10, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 26, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=3.11.4, 3.2.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Dell · SupportAssist for Home PCsversion=0 <=3.11.4, 3.2.0

Published CVSS scores

5.5DellCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
5.5NISTCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-321Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key
CWE-798Use of Hard-coded Credentials

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