CVE-2022-33936
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCloud Mobility for Dell EMC Storage, 1.3.0.XXX contains a RCE vulnerability. A non-privileged user could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to achieving a root shell. This is a critical issue; so Dell recommends customers to upgrade at the earliest opportunity.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceCloud Mobility for Dell EMC Storage versions 1.3.0.XXX contain an authenticated RCE vulnerability that allows a non-privileged user to execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges to obtain a root shell on the affected system.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 1.3.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Cloud Mobility for Dell EMC Storage is installedLocate the product through system inventory, installed software list, or running services related to Dell Cloud MobilityAffected if The product is present on the system
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Identify the installed versionUse the product's built-in version check command, about dialog, or configuration file to retrieve the exact version numberAffected if The version is 1.3.0 exactly
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Verify if the management interface is accessibleCheck if the Cloud Mobility web interface or API endpoint is reachable on the networkAffected if The interface is exposed and accessible to network users
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Confirm user authentication is enabledReview authentication settings to determine if user logins are required for accessAffected if Non-privileged user accounts exist in the system
The environment is affected if Cloud Mobility for Dell EMC Storage version 1.3.0 is installed and the management interface is accessible with user authentication enabled.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedDell recommends upgrading to the latest version of Cloud Mobility for Dell EMC Storage at the earliest opportunity to address this critical RCE and privilege escalation vulnerability.
Latest available version of Cloud Mobility for Dell EMC Storage (contact Dell for specific version number)
- Contact Dell support or visit www.dell.com to obtain the latest version of Cloud Mobility for Dell EMC Storage
- Follow Dell's documented upgrade procedure for Cloud Mobility
- After upgrade, verify the new version is running and the RCE vulnerability is resolved
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-33936 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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