CVE-2022-34429
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedDell Hybrid Client below 1.8 version contains a Zip Slip Vulnerability in UI. A guest privilege attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to system files modification.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceDell Hybrid Client versions prior to 1.8 contain a Zip Slip vulnerability in the UI component. This is a path traversal flaw during zip archive extraction where malicious file paths containing '../' sequences allow writing files outside the intended extraction directory, enabling a guest privilege attacker to modify system files.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 1.5= 1.6= 1.6.1= 1.6.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Dell Hybrid Client installationCheck for the presence of Dell Hybrid Client software on the system using your system's installed applications list or package managerAffected if Dell Hybrid Client is installed on the system
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Identify installed versionRetrieve the installed version of Dell Hybrid Client from the application properties, About dialog, or system registry/package databaseAffected if The version is 1.5, 1.6, 1.6.1, or 1.6.2 (versions prior to 1.8)
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Confirm UI component is accessibleVerify the UI component of Dell Hybrid Client is enabled and accessible on the system, as this vulnerability exists in the UI componentAffected if The UI component is enabled and accessible to users
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Check for guest/limited user accessDetermine whether guest or limited user accounts exist and can access the Dell Hybrid Client applicationAffected if Guest or limited user accounts can access the application and trigger zip extraction operations
A system is affected if Dell Hybrid Client versions 1.5, 1.6, 1.6.1, or 1.6.2 are installed with the UI component accessible to guest or limited privilege users who can trigger zip archive extraction.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedUpgrade Dell Hybrid Client to version 1.8 or later to obtain the patched implementation that properly validates and sanitizes file paths during archive extraction.
Dell Hybrid Client 1.8 or later
- 1. Back up all current user data and configuration files for Dell Hybrid Client
- 2. Verify current installed version of Dell Hybrid Client (should be 1.5, 1.6, 1.6.1, or 1.6.2)
- 3. Obtain Dell Hybrid Client version 1.8 or later from Dell support portal (support.dell.com)
- 4. Follow Dell's standard upgrade procedure for Hybrid Client software
- 5. Verify the upgrade was successful by confirming the new version number
- 6. Test that the UI functionality works correctly after upgrade
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-34429 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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