Path traversal in OpenText Directory Services
Priority LOW 29CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in OpenText OpenText Directory Services allows Path Traversal.This issue affects OpenText Directory Services: from 16.4.2 before 24.1.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00585 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed OpenText Directory Services (OpenText): 24.1
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA OpenText Directory Services (OpenText) Fixed in 24.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-7249
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m37f-qr93-p7wv
More OpenText Directory Services vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-01343 Content spoofing vulnerability discovered in OpenText™ Directory Services CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2023-7249 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-7249 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m37f-qr93-p7wv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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