CVE-2022-34438
Dell PowerScale OneFS, versions 8.2.x-9.4.0.x, contain a privilege context switching error. A...
Dell PowerScale OneFS, versions 8.2.x-9.4.0.x, contain a privilege context switching error. A local authenticated malicious user with high privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to full system compromise. This impacts compliance mode clusters.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Dell PowerScale OneFS, versions 8.2.x-9.4.0.x, contain a privilege context switching error. A local authenticated malicious user with high privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to full system compromise. This impacts compliance mode clusters.
- Record
CVE-2022-34438- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-37393
Dell PowerScale OneFS, versions 8.2.x-9.4.0.x, contain a privilege context switching error. A local authenticated malicious user with high privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to full system compromise. This impacts compliance mode clusters.
- Record
EUVD-2022-37393- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gj3h-47qp-ppc2
Dell PowerScale OneFS, versions 8.2.x-9.4.0.x, contain a privilege context switching error. A...
Dell PowerScale OneFS, versions 8.2.x-9.4.0.x, contain a privilege context switching error. A local authenticated malicious user with high privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to full system compromise. This impacts compliance mode clusters.
- Record
GHSA-gj3h-47qp-ppc2- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Dell PowerScale OneFS, versions 8.2.x-9.4.0.x, contain a privilege context switching error. A local authenticated malicious user with high privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to full system compromise. This impacts compliance mode clusters.
- Record
CVE-2022-34438- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-34438 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) in Dell Powerscale Onefs, published October 21, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.18%, the 7th percentile. No source names a fixed version.