Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Dell Peripheral Manager before version 1.7.3 can load code from an unsafe search path. If a lower-privileged local attacker can place a malicious DLL and induce user interaction, the application may run attacker-controlled code with serious confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Executive priority
Treat this as a targeted endpoint hygiene issue, not an internet-facing emergency. Patch during the next managed workstation update cycle, sooner for shared systems or users with elevated business access.
Technical view
CVE-2024-22447 is a CWE-427 uncontrolled search path element issue in Dell Peripheral Manager versions prior to 1.7.3. The CVSS 3.1 score is 6.7, with local access, low privileges, high complexity, and user interaction required. Successful exploitation can lead to arbitrary code execution through DLL preloading.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to endpoints with Dell Peripheral Manager installed below version 1.7.3. The provided data does not identify affected operating systems, deployment patterns, or specific vulnerable paths.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed as KEV in the provided bundle, and no active exploitation evidence is cited. Exploitation requires local access, low privileges, high complexity, and user interaction, which reduces urgency but does not eliminate risk on shared or managed workstations.
Researcher notes
The source bundle confirms product, vulnerable version boundary, CWE-427, CVSS vector, and arbitrary code execution impact. It does not provide exploit details, vulnerable file paths, platform scope, or compensating controls beyond Dell's security update reference.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Dell Peripheral Manager to version 1.7.3 or later.
- Review Dell advisory DSA-2024-055 for vendor-specific update guidance.
- Prioritize managed workstations where Dell Peripheral Manager is broadly deployed.
- Restrict local write access to application and startup-adjacent directories.
- Monitor endpoint detections for suspicious DLL loading by Dell Peripheral Manager.
Validation and detection
- Inventory endpoints for Dell Peripheral Manager installations.
- Confirm installed versions and flag anything below 1.7.3.
- Check software management records for successful update deployment.
- Review EDR telemetry for unusual DLL load activity involving Dell Peripheral Manager.
- Validate remediation against Dell's advisory, not inferred third-party fixes.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.7 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H0.85.9dellVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.7MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vulnerability timeline
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- CVE updatedCVE Program
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000221413/dsa-2024-055-security-update-for-dell-peripheral-manager-uncontrolled-search-path-element-vulnerabilities?lang=enCVE reference, dell · vendor-advisory
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CWE details
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Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Uncontrolled Search Path Element represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.