man-cgi before 1.16 allows Local File Inclusion via absolute path traversal, as…
Priority LOW 39CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
man-cgi before 1.16 allows Local File Inclusion via absolute path traversal, as demonstrated by a cgi-bin/man-cgi?/etc/passwd URI.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.037 89th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:man-cgi_project:man-cgi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.16 | Vulnerable | Man-cgi Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:man-cgi_project:man-cgi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.16 Vulnerable ·Man-cgi Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-14429
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q6pj-j9hq-v2j8
Sources
- CVE-2018-14429 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-14429 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q6pj-j9hq-v2j8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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