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TI-2017-05538 Aliases CVE-2017-7929GHSA-2436-8pwm-vj52

Path traversal in Advantech WebAccess

Priority LOW 34CWE-36Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

An Absolute Path Traversal issue was discovered in Advantech WebAccess Version 8.1 and prior. The absolute path traversal vulnerability has been identified, which may allow an attacker to traverse the file system to access restricted files or directories.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01537 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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
—Advantech WebAccessAdvantech WebAccess—No fix listedCNA
  • Advantech WebAccess Vendor— Affected Advantech WebAccess Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:advantech:webaccess:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 8.1VulnerableAdvantech
  • cpe:2.3:a:advantech:webaccess:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.1 Vulnerable ·Advantech

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-7929
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2436-8pwm-vj52

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2016-00768 Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the uploadImageCommon function in the… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-12289 Path traversal in Advantech WebAccess CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-00771 Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Advantech WebAccess before 8.1 allow remote… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-00770 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Advantech WebAccess before 8.1 allow remote… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-11192 Out-of-bounds write in Advantech WebAccess CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-16012 Stack-based buffer overflow in Advantech WebAccess CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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