# CVE-2024-22447: Dell Peripheral Manager uncontrolled search path vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-22447-dell-peripheral-manager-uncontrolled-search-path-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-06-16. Updated: 2026-06-16  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-22447 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.7 · Published 2026-06-16

Dell Peripheral Manager is a software utility used to customize and manage Dell accessories like keyboards and mice. A security flaw in this software could allow a local attacker to run unauthorized programs on a user's computer by tricking the application into loading a malicious file. If successful, this could lead to a full system compromise, though it requires the attacker to already have limited access to the machine and for a user to perform a specific action.

Technologies: [Dell Peripheral Manager](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/peripheral-manager). Vendors: [Dell](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/dell).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-22447 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-22447 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-22447?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.7, published 16 June 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Dell Peripheral Manager prior to 1.7.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-22447?** A patch was published on 2024-03-27: Remediated version 1.7.3 released Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2024-22447 attacked?** It is attacked with local access, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-22447?** Check whether you run Dell Peripheral Manager at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

Dell Peripheral Manager versions prior to 1.7.3 are vulnerable to an uncontrolled search path element vulnerability (CWE-427). The application fails to properly validate or restrict the paths used to search for external library files (DLLs). A local attacker with low privileges can exploit this by placing a malicious DLL in a directory searched by the application. When a user runs the software, the malicious code is executed with the privileges of the application. This attack requires local access, high complexity due to specific timing or placement requirements, and user interaction. Dell has released version 1.7.3 to remediate this issue.

## Affected products

- Dell Peripheral Manager prior to 1.7.3

## Timeline

- 2024-03-27: patched: Remediated version 1.7.3 released
- 2024-04-02: advisory: Initial advisory published by Dell
- 2026-06-16: disclosed: NVD publication date

## References

- [https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000221413/dsa-2024-055-security-update-for-dell-peripheral-manager-uncontrolled-search-path-element-vulnerabilities?lang=en](https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000221413/dsa-2024-055-security-update-for-dell-peripheral-manager-uncontrolled-search-path-element-vulnerabilities?lang=en)

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