Guest file deletion via gedit command injection
Published Oct 11, 2022 · Updated May 19, 2025
Command injection in gedit within Dell Hybrid Client before 1.8 allows local users with guest access to delete user and system files. Dell identifies gedit and maps the issue to CWE-77, but has not disclosed the vulnerable function, attacker-controlled input, or command construction error. Exploitation requires local guest access; reported consequences are limited to deleting user files and some system files and folders.
Summary
What happened
Command injection in gedit within Dell Hybrid Client before 1.8 allows local users with guest access to delete user and system files. Dell identifies gedit and maps the issue to CWE-77, but has not disclosed the vulnerable function, attacker-controlled input, or command construction error. Exploitation requires local guest access; reported consequences are limited to deleting user files and some system files and folders.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-34432
- Published
- Oct 11, 2022
- Updated
- May 19, 2025
- Vendor
- Dell
- Product
- Dell Hybrid Client
- Classifications
- CWE-77
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 11, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 19, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <1.8
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