CVE-2022-34431Network attack vector

Admin-triggered client lockout via guest profile corruption

Published Oct 11, 2022 · Updated May 19, 2025

Improper access control in Dell Hybrid Client before 1.8 allows remote authenticated users with WMS privileges to make the system inaccessible. Dell identifies guest user profile corruption as the cause but has not published the affected component or the operation that corrupts the profile. Exploitation requires high-privilege WMS access over the network and can block access to the client, with no reported confidentiality impact.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.60%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper access control in Dell Hybrid Client before 1.8 allows remote authenticated users with WMS privileges to make the system inaccessible. Dell identifies guest user profile corruption as the cause but has not published the affected component or the operation that corrupts the profile. Exploitation requires high-privilege WMS access over the network and can block access to the client, with no reported confidentiality impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-34431
Published
Oct 11, 2022
Updated
May 19, 2025
Vendor
Dell
Product
Dell Hybrid Client
Classifications
CWE-284, T1485
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 11, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 19, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <1.8

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Dell · Dell Hybrid Clientversion=unspecified <1.8

Published CVSS scores

6.5DellCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
6.5NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

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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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-284Improper Access Control
T1485Data Destruction

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