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TI-2005-01028 Aliases CVE-2005-1090GHSA-q5pj-x273-rmw7

Directory traversal vulnerability in the readFile and writeFile API for Maxthon 1.2.0 and…

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Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in the readFile and writeFile API for Maxthon 1.2.0 and 1.2.1 allows remote attackers to read or write arbitrary files.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01901 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:maxthon:maxthon:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.0VulnerableMaxthon
cpe:2.3:a:maxthon:maxthon:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.1VulnerableMaxthon
  • cpe:2.3:a:maxthon:maxthon:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0 Vulnerable ·Maxthon
  • cpe:2.3:a:maxthon:maxthon:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.1 Vulnerable ·Maxthon

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1090
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q5pj-x273-rmw7

References

Exploit 1

Other 1

  • TI-2006-06727 Cross-domain vulnerability in Maxthon 1.5.6 build 42 allows remote attackers to access… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2005-00848 Maxthon 1.2.0 allows remote malicious web sites to obtain potentially sensitive data from… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.6

Sources

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