CVE-2022-34435 — Dell iDRAC9 version 6

Dell iDRAC9 version 6.00.02.00 and prior contain an improper input validation vulnerability in Racadm when the firmware lock-down configuration is set. A remote high privileged attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass the firmware lock-down configuration and perform a

01What is this vulnerability?

Dell iDRAC9 version 6.00.02.00 and prior contain an improper input validation vulnerability in Racadm when the firmware lock-down configuration is set. A remote high privileged attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass the firmware lock-down configuration and perform a firmware update.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Dell	Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 9	0

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-01-18T11:07:45.399Z
• Last modified: 2025-04-03T19:43:41.022Z

09References

• www.dell.com — https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000205346