# CVE-2022-33922: Privilege escalation in GeoDrive

> A low-privilege attacker can exploit insecure file permissions in Dell GeoDrive to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.

- **Severity:** High 7.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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:** 12 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 15 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j44r-q243-8pqv

## What is CVE-2022-33922?

CVE-2022-33922 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell GeoDrive, published on 12 Oct 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell GeoDrive, versions prior to 2.2, contains Insecure File and Folder Permissions vulnerabilities. A low privilege attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the execution of arbitrary code in the SYSTEM security context. Dell recommends customers to upgrade at the earliest opportunity.

Weakness: CWE-276 (Incorrect Default Permissions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-33922?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Geodrive.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-33922?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-33922 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-33922 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-33922 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell GeoDrive

- [CVE-2022-33919](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-33919/): Information disclosure in GeoDrive (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-33920](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-33920/): Privilege escalation in GeoDrive (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-33937](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-33937/): Path traversal in GeoDrive (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2022-33921](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-33921/): Other in GeoDrive (high 7.0)
- [CVE-2022-33918](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-33918/): Information disclosure in GeoDrive (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-33922 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-33922 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell GeoDrive, published on 12 Oct 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-2022-33922 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell GeoDrive. 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-2022-33922/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-33922/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-33922
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-33922
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-33922

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-33922/
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