NCH IVM Attendant v5.12 and earlier allows path traversal via viewfile?file=/..
Priority LOW 31CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
NCH IVM Attendant v5.12 and earlier allows path traversal via viewfile?file=/.. to read files.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01214 68th 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
| 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:nchsoftware:ivm_attendant:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 5.12 | Vulnerable | Nchsoftware |
- cpe:2.3:a:nchsoftware:ivm_attendant:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.12 Vulnerable ·Nchsoftware
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-37442
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-83w5-49r2-whcp
References
More Nchsoftware Ivm Attendant vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-15374 NCH IVM Attendant v5.12 and earlier suffers from a directory traversal weakness upon… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-15373 NCH IVM Attendant v5.12 and earlier allows path traversal via the logdeleteselected check0 parameter for file deletion. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2021-15381 Cross Site Scripting (XSS) exists in NCH IVM Attendant v5.12 and earlier via /msglist?mbx= (reflected). CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2021-15380 Cross Site Scripting (XSS) exists in NCH IVM Attendant v5.12 and earlier via /ogmprop?id= (reflected). CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2021-15379 Cross Site Scripting (XSS) exists in NCH IVM Attendant v5.12 and earlier via /ogmlist?folder= (reflected). CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2021-15378 Cross Site Scripting (XSS) exists in NCH IVM Attendant v5.12 and earlier via the Mailbox name (stored). CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2021-37442 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-37442 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-83w5-49r2-whcp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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