# CVE-2022-29094: Path traversal in SupportAssist Client Consumer

> An authenticated non-admin user can delete or overwrite arbitrary files on the system via path traversal in Dell SupportAssist Client.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Jun 2022
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3c5x-pvpx-3j9q

## What is CVE-2022-29094?

CVE-2022-29094 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Dell SupportAssist Client Consumer, published on 10 Jun 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell SupportAssist Client Consumer versions (3.10.4 and versions prior) and Dell SupportAssist Client Commercial versions (3.1.1 and versions prior) contain an arbitrary file deletion/overwrite vulnerability. Authenticated non-admin user could exploit the issue and delete or overwrite arbitrary files on the system.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-29094?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Dell Supportassist for Business Pcs, Dell Supportassist for Home Pcs.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-29094?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-29094 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-29094 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29094 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell SupportAssist Client Consumer

- [CVE-2022-29095](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29095/): Cross-site scripting in SupportAssist Consumer (high 8.3)
- [CVE-2023-44283](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44283/): Privilege escalation in SupportAssist for Business PCs (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-29092](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29092/): Privilege escalation in SupportAssist Consumer (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2020-5316](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5316/): Other in Dell SupportAssist Client (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2019-12280](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12280/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-29094 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-29094 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Dell SupportAssist Client Consumer, published on 10 Jun 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29094 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell SupportAssist Client Consumer. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29094/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29094/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-29094
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29094
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-29094

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29094/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.