CVE-2022-34441
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 · uneditedDell EMC SCG Policy Manager, versions from 5.10 to 5.12, contain(s) a contain a Hard-coded Cryptographic Key vulnerability. An attacker with the knowledge of the hard-coded sensitive information, could potentially exploit this vulnerability to login to the system to gain admin privileges.
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 · high confidenceDell EMC SCG Policy Manager versions 5.10-5.12 contain a hard-coded cryptographic key embedded in the software. An attacker who obtains this key can bypass authentication and gain administrative privileges to the system, achieving full control over the policy management environment.
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>= 5.10.00.00, < 5.14.00.00CVSS 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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Identify installed Policy Manager versionAccess the Policy Manager administrative interface or check system inventory to determine the exact version number of Dell Policy Manager for Secure Connect GatewayAffected if version is >= 5.10.00.00 and < 5.14.00.00
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Locate embedded cryptographic keySearch application files and configuration directories for the hardcoded cryptographic key used for authentication bypass - inspect Policy Manager installation directories and associated configuration filesAffected if a static or hardcoded cryptographic key is found within the application files or configuration
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Verify administrative access controlsExamine the authentication configuration to determine whether the system relies on the embedded key for administrative access verificationAffected if authentication mechanism depends on the hardcoded key for admin privilege validation
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Check system exposureReview network accessibility of the Policy Manager administrative interface - determine if it is reachable from untrusted networksAffected if the administrative interface is exposed to networks where untrusted users could obtain and exploit the hardcoded key
The environment is affected if Policy Manager for Secure Connect Gateway version is between 5.10.00.00 and 5.14.00.00 and contains the hardcoded cryptographic key that can be extracted for authentication bypass.
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 · scoped5.14.00.00
Contact Dell EMC support for the vendor patch to replace the hardcoded key with proper key management. If no patch is available, implement network segmentation and strict access controls to limit exposure to this authentication bypass vector.
Policy Manager for Secure Connect Gateway version 5.14.00.00 or later
- 1. Backup all current Policy Manager configuration data and policies according to Dell backup procedures
- 2. Schedule a maintenance window for the upgrade
- 3. Download Policy Manager for Secure Connect Gateway version 5.14.00.00 or later from Dell support portal (www.dell.com/support)
- 4. Follow Dell's standard upgrade documentation to install the updated version
- 5. After upgrade, change all administrative passwords as a precautionary measure since the hard-coded key may have been used
- 6. Verify the upgrade was successful by logging into the management console
- 7. Confirm all policies and configurations are intact after the upgrade
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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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- 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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