Dell SupportAssist Client Consumer uncontrolled search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Dell SupportAssist Client Consumer and SupportAssist Client Commercial. This affects an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-29092. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dell SupportAssist Client Consumer and SupportAssist Client Commercial (affected version not known). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-427. The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Dell SupportAssist Client Consumer versions (3.11.0 and versions prior) and Dell SupportAssist Client Commercial versions (3.2.0 and versions prior) contain a privilege escalation vulnerability. A non-admin user can exploit the vulnerability and gain admin access to the system.

The weakness was released 06/11/2022 as dsa-2022-139. The advisory is shared for download at dell.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-29092 since 04/12/2022. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 05/05/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1574.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.1

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VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uncontrolled search path
CWE: CWE-427 / CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

04/12/2022 🔍
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05/05/2026 +1424 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dell.com

Advisory: dsa-2022-139
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-29092 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-29092
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-201616

Entryinfo

Created: 06/11/2022 10:56
Updated: 05/05/2026 12:01
Changes: 06/11/2022 10:56 (47), 05/05/2026 11:58 (1), 05/05/2026 12:01 (18)
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Committer: lywand
Cache ID: 216::103

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