Dell EMC PowerScale OneFS up to 9.4.0.x privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Dell EMC PowerScale OneFS up to 9.4.0.x. This impacts an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2022-34438. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dell EMC PowerScale OneFS up to 9.4.0.x. It has been classified as critical. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Dell PowerScale OneFS, versions 8.2.x-9.4.0.x, contain a privilege context switching error. A local authenticated malicious user with high privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to full system compromise. This impacts compliance mode clusters.

The weakness was released 10/22/2022 as dsa-2022-245. The advisory is shared at dell.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-34438 since 06/23/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/07/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/23/2022 🔍
10/22/2022 +121 days 🔍
10/22/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/07/2025 +928 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dellemc.com

Advisory: dsa-2022-245
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-34438 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-34438
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-212001

Entryinfo

Created: 10/22/2022 09:33
Updated: 05/07/2025 19:53
Changes: 10/22/2022 09:33 (46), 11/19/2022 13:37 (2), 05/07/2025 19:53 (26)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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