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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
2026-06-23
Advisory published
2026-06-16
Advisory updated
2026-06-23

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.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2024-22451 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-22451

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2024-22451 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-22451

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.