CVE-2022-34462
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 Hard-coded Password Vulnerability. An attacker, with the knowledge of the hard-coded credentials, 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 through 5.12 contain a hard-coded password embedded in the system. An attacker with knowledge of these credentials can authenticate and gain administrative privileges.
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
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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 system administration interface or check the software inventory. On the management console, navigate to About or System Information to find the version number (typically displayed as x.xx.xx.xx format).Affected if Version is 5.10.00.00 or higher but lower than 5.14.00.00
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Locate configuration files containing credentialsSearch the application installation directory and configuration folders for XML, properties, or YAML files that may contain embedded passwords. Common locations include /config, /conf, or application data directories.Affected if Files contain hardcoded password strings or default credentials in plain text
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Examine user account configurationReview the user management or authentication configuration sections in the admin interface or configuration files. Look for accounts with default or static password attributes.Affected if Default administrative accounts exist with known hardcoded passwords that cannot be changed by standard users
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Review authentication logs for admin accessCheck system and authentication audit logs for administrative login events. Look for access from unexpected IP addresses or at unusual times using the default admin account.Affected if Logs show administrative access using hardcoded credentials rather than unique user passwords
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Inspect database or credential storageIf the application uses a database, examine tables or files storing authentication credentials. Look for patterns indicating static rather than dynamically hashed or salted passwords.Affected if Credentials are stored using static/hardcoded values rather than secure hashing
Environment is affected if Policy Manager version is 5.10.00.00 through 5.13.x.x (below 5.14.00.00) AND hardcoded administrative credentials are present in configuration files or user accounts.
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
Remove or replace the hardcoded credentials with dynamically generated or securely stored credentials, and conduct a comprehensive audit for additional hardcoded secrets.
5.14.00.00 or later
- 1. Back up the current Policy Manager configuration and database.
- 2. Download Dell EMC SCG Policy Manager version 5.14.00.00 or later from the official Dell support portal.
- 3. Review the upgrade guide for any pre-upgrade requirements such as stopping services.
- 4. Execute the upgrade installer on the Policy Manager server.
- 5. Verify the upgrade was successful by checking the version number in the management console.
- 6. Confirm that the hard-coded credentials have been changed or are no longer present in the upgraded version.
- 7. Test admin login functionality to ensure the system is operational.
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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-34462 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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