# CVE-2022-37934: Path traversal in HPE OfficeConnect 1820 and 1850 Switch Series

> Remote attackers can exploit a directory traversal flaw in HPE OfficeConnect switches to access unauthorized files.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 10 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r7j6-mcqq-8gff

## What is CVE-2022-37934?

CVE-2022-37934 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE OfficeConnect 1820 and 1850 Switch Series, published on 3 Jan 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A potential security vulnerability has been identified in HPE OfficeConnect 1820, and 1850 switch series. The vulnerability could be remotely exploited to allow remote directory traversal in HPE OfficeConnect 1820 switch series version PT.02.17 and below, HPE OfficeConnect 1850 switch series version PC.01.23 and below, and HPE OfficeConnect 1850 (10G aggregator) switch version PO.01.22 and below.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-37934?

It affects 10 products.


Products: Hp Officeconnect 1820 24g Poe\+ \(185w\) Switch J9983a Firmware, Hp Officeconnect 1820 48g Poe\+ \(370w\) Switch J9984a Firmware, Hp Officeconnect 1820 8g Poe\+ \(65w\) Switch J9982a Firmware, Hp Officeconnect 1820 8g Switch J9979a Firmware, Hpe Officeconnect 1850 24g 2xgt Firmware, Hpe Officeconnect 1850 24g 2xgt Poe\+ Firmware, Hpe Officeconnect 1850 2xgt\/Spf\+ Firmware, Hpe Officeconnect 1850 48g 4xgt Firmware, Hpe Officeconnect 1850 48g 4xgt Poe\+ Firmware, Hpe Officeconnect 1850 6xgt Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-37934?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-37934 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-37934 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-37934 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE OfficeConnect 1820 and 1850 Switch Series

- [CVE-2017-5786](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5786/): Missing authorization in OfficeConnect Network Switches (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-37934 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-37934 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE OfficeConnect 1820 and 1850 Switch Series, published on 3 Jan 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-37934 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE OfficeConnect 1820 and 1850 Switch Series. 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-2022-37934/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-37934/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-37934
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-37934
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-37934

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-37934/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.