Code execution via malicious DLL preloading
Published Jun 16, 2026 · Updated Jun 16, 2026
DLL search path hijacking in Dell Peripheral Manager before 1.7.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code by preloading a malicious DLL. The application searches an attacker-influenceable path for a required library and loads the planted DLL instead of the intended dependency. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access, high attack complexity, and user interaction; the loaded code runs in the application's context.
Summary
What happened
DLL search path hijacking in Dell Peripheral Manager before 1.7.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code by preloading a malicious DLL. The application searches an attacker-influenceable path for a required library and loads the planted DLL instead of the intended dependency. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access, high attack complexity, and user interaction; the loaded code runs in the application's context.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-22447
- Published
- Jun 16, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- Vendor
- Dell Technologies
- Product
- Dell Peripheral Manager
- Classifications
- CWE-427, CAPEC-38, CAPEC-471, T1574.001
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 16, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 16, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <1.7.3 or later
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