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TI-2014-08424 Aliases CVE-2014-125125GHSA-c8cm-6cj9-946w

A10 Networks AX Loadbalancer Path Traversal

Priority HIGH 77CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · Low · Low
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A path traversal vulnerability exists in A10 Networks AX Loadbalancer versions 2.6.1-GR1-P5, 2.7.0, and earlier. The vulnerability resides in the handling of the filename parameter in the /xml/downloads endpoint, which fails to properly sanitize user input. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this flaw by sending crafted HTTP requests containing directory traversal sequences to read arbitrary files outside the intended directory. The files returned by the vulnerable endpoint are deleted from the system after retrieval. This can lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information such as SSL certificates and private keys, as well as unintended file deletion.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0182 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
A10AX Series Loadbalancerup to 2.6.1-GR1-P5; up to 2.7.0—No fix listedCNA
  • AX Series Loadbalancer VendorA10 Affected up to 2.6.1-GR1-P5; up to 2.7.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-125125
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c8cm-6cj9-946w

References

Exploit 2

  • TI-2018-03923 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Linux Kernel CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2020-14925 A10 Networks ACOS and aGalaxy management Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) have an… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-20105 OS command injection in A10 Thunder ADC CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-11341 A10 ACOS Web Application Firewall (WAF) 2.7.1 and 2.7.2 before 2.7.2-P12, 4.1.0 before… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-22498 Path traversal in A10 Thunder ADC CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-20106 Incorrect permission assignment in A10 Thunder ADC CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
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Sources

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