Is CVE-2024-22451 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-22451 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2024-22451?

Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.7, published 16 June 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

Dell Peripheral Manager 1.5.1 to 1.7.2.

Is there a fix for CVE-2024-22451?

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-2024-22451 attacked?

It is attacked with local access, in a network appliance.

Am I affected by CVE-2024-22451?

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.

CVE-2024-22451: Dell Peripheral Manager uncontrolled search path element

CVE-2024-22451 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.7 · Published 2026-06-16

Dell Peripheral Manager is a software application used to customize and manage Dell accessories like keyboards and mice. A security flaw in certain versions could allow a person with local access to the computer to run unauthorized programs by tricking the software into loading a malicious file. If successful, this could allow an attacker to take full control of the affected system, potentially leading to data theft or service disruption.

Technologies: Dell Peripheral Manager. Vendors: Dell.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2024-22451 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-22451 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2024-22451?: Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.7, published 16 June 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: Dell Peripheral Manager 1.5.1 to 1.7.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2024-22451?: 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-2024-22451 attacked?: It is attacked with local access, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-22451?: 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 1.5.1 through 1.7.2) is vulnerable to an uncontrolled search path element (CWE-427) flaw. The application fails to properly validate or restrict the paths used to search for required executables, allowing a local attacker to place a malicious executable in a location searched by the application. Exploitation requires local access, low privileges, and high complexity (likely involving specific timing or user interaction), but can result in full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Dell has released version 1.7.3 to remediate this issue.

Affected products

Dell Peripheral Manager 1.5.1 to 1.7.2

Timeline

2024-03-27: patched: Remediated version 1.7.3 released
2024-04-02: advisory: Initial Dell security advisory (DSA-2024-055) published
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

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