CVE-2022-33937 Path traversal in GeoDrive

High 7.1 Published 12 Oct 2022 Updated 16 May 2025

A local low-privileged attacker can exploit a path traversal flaw in Dell GeoDrive to delete files on the server filesystem with SYSTEM privileges.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-33937?

CVE-2022-33937 is a high-severity path traversal 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 1.0 - 2.2, contain a Path Traversal Vulnerability in the reporting function. A local, low privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, to gain unauthorized delete access to the files stored on the server filesystem, with the privileges of the GeoDrive service: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.

Weakness: CWE-22, CWE-23

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-33937?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dell Geodrive.

How do I fix CVE-2022-33937?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-33937 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2022-33937 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-33937 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cpx2-gc9v-23rx.