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CVE-2022-32481 (GCVE-0-2022-32481)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-07-07 22:05 – Updated: 2024-09-17 04:10
VLAI
Summary
Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery, versions prior to 19.11, contain a privilege escalation vulnerability on virtual appliance deployments. A lower-privileged authenticated user can chain docker commands to escalate privileges to root leading to complete system takeover.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Other
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://support.emc.com/kb/000201213 x_refsource_MISC
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Dell Cyber Recovery Affected: unspecified , < 19.11 (custom)
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Date Public
2022-07-05 00:00
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