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Peripheral ManagerApplication · Dell

CVE-2024-22451

MEDIUM · 6.7 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-06-16
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 1.7.3 or later.
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67/100
Remediation priority · Elevated

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 · unedited
Dell Peripheral Manager, versions from 1.5.1 to 1.7.2, contain an uncontrolled search path element vulnerability. An attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability through preloading malicious executable, leading to arbitrary code execution.

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 confidence

Dell Peripheral Manager versions 1.5.1 through 1.7.2 contain an uncontrolled search path element vulnerability that allows DLL/executable preloading. By placing a malicious executable in a directory that gets searched before the legitimate path, an attacker can achieve arbitrary code execution when the application launches.

MitigationUpdate Dell Peripheral Manager to a version beyond 1.7.2 once available. Until then, ensure the application runs from trusted directories with restricted write permissions and avoid launching from user-writable locations such as downloads or temp folders.

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
Peripheral ManagerApplication
Affected:>= 1.5.1, < 1.7.3

CVSS 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
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/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 checks

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  1. Find installed version of Dell Peripheral Manager
    Open Control Panel > Programs and Features, or right-click the Dell Peripheral Manager executable and select Properties > Details to view the Product Version. Alternatively, check the version listed in Add or Remove Programs.
    Affected if The installed version is 1.5.1, 1.5.2, 1.6.0, 1.6.1, 1.7.0, 1.7.1, or 1.7.2.
  2. Identify the executable location
    Locate the Dell Peripheral Manager executable (DellPeripheralManager.exe) by searching the Program Files directories or checking the Start Menu shortcut properties.
    Affected if The application is located in or launched from a user-writable directory such as Downloads, Temp, or a user profile folder.
  3. Check for suspicious files in directories ahead of the executable path
    Examine the parent directory of the executable and any directories that may be searched before the application's directory. Look for unknown .exe or .dll files that were not installed by Dell.
    Affected if Unexpected executables or DLLs exist in directories that would be loaded before the legitimate application binaries.
  4. Review working directory at launch
    Check the startup behavior of Dell Peripheral Manager. If launched via a shortcut, inspect the 'Start in' field in the shortcut properties to see if it points to a writable location.
    Affected if The application starts from or is configured to run in a directory with write access for unprivileged users.

You are affected if Dell Peripheral Manager version 1.5.1 through 1.7.2 is installed and the application is run from or loads binaries from a directory writable by non-admin users.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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 · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 1.7.3 or later
Fixed in 1.7.3
Interim mitigation

Update Dell Peripheral Manager to a version beyond 1.7.2 once available. Until then, ensure the application runs from trusted directories with restricted write permissions and avoid launching from user-writable locations such as downloads or temp folders.

Recommended fix High confidence

1.7.3

  1. 1. Visit www.dell.com and navigate to the support/downloads section for Dell Peripheral Manager
  2. 2. Download version 1.7.3 or later of Dell Peripheral Manager
  3. 3. Uninstall the current version (1.5.1 through 1.7.2) from the system using Windows Add/Remove Programs or the Dell uninstaller
  4. 4. Restart the system if prompted
  5. 5. Install the downloaded version 1.7.3
  6. 6. Restart the system after installation completes
  7. 7. Verify the installed version by checking About/Version information in the application

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Peripheral Manager Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation1.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
8.0 hours of engineering $1,390
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