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CVE-2024-22451 Dell CVE debrief

CVE-2024-22451 is a MEDIUM-severity vulnerability in Dell Peripheral Manager, affecting versions from 1.5.1 to 1.7.2. The vulnerability is caused by an uncontrolled search path element, which could allow an attacker to preload a malicious executable, leading to arbitrary code execution. The CVSS score for this vulnerability is 6.7.

Vendor: Dell
Product: Peripheral Manager
CVSS: MEDIUM 6.7
CISA KEV: Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published: 2026-06-16
Original CVE updated: 2026-06-17
Advisory published: 2026-06-16
Advisory updated: 2026-06-17

Who should care

Administrators and users of Dell Peripheral Manager versions from 1.5.1 to 1.7.2 should be aware of this vulnerability and take necessary actions to mitigate it.

Technical summary

The vulnerability exists due to an uncontrolled search path element in Dell Peripheral Manager. An attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability by preloading a malicious executable, leading to arbitrary code execution.

Defensive priority

MEDIUM

Recommended defensive actions

Apply the security update provided by Dell as referenced at resourceLinkAnnotations:ref-4

Evidence notes

The CVE was published on 2026-06-16T17:16:27.697Z and last modified on 2026-06-16T17:34:39.967Z. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 6.7 and a severity of MEDIUM.

Official resources

CVE-2024-22451 was published on 2026-06-16T17:16:27.697Z and last modified on 2026-06-16T17:34:39.967Z.