Rockwell Automation ThinManager ThinServer Path Traversal Download
Priority HIGH 78CWE-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 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In affected versions, path traversal exists when processing a message of type 8 in Rockwell Automation's ThinManager ThinServer. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to download arbitrary files on the disk drive where ThinServer.exe is installed.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.77225 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwell | ThinManager ThinServer | 6.x - 10.x; 11.0.0 - 11.0.5; 11.1.0 - 11.1.5; 11.2.0 - 11.2.6; 12.0.0 - 12.0.4; 12.1.0 - 12.1.5; 13.0.0 - 13.0.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- ThinManager ThinServer VendorRockwell Affected 6.x - 10.x; 11.0.0 - 11.0.5; 11.1.0 - 11.1.5; 11.2.0 - 11.2.6; 12.0.0 - 12.0.4; 12.1.0 - 12.1.5; 13.0.0 - 13.0.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:thinmanager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.0 – 10.0.2; 11.0.0 – 11.0.5; 11.1.0 – 11.1.5; 11.2.0 – 11.2.6; 12.0.0 – 12.0.4; 12.1.0 – 12.1.5 | Vulnerable | Rockwell |
| cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:thinmanager:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.0.0 | Vulnerable | Rockwell |
| cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:thinmanager:13.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.0.1 | Vulnerable | Rockwell |
- cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:thinmanager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0 – 10.0.2; 11.0.0 – 11.0.5; 11.1.0 – 11.1.5; 11.2.0 – 11.2.6; 12.0.0 – 12.0.4; 12.1.0 – 12.1.5 Vulnerable ·Rockwell
- cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:thinmanager:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.0.0 Vulnerable ·Rockwell
- cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:thinmanager:13.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.0.1 Vulnerable ·Rockwell
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-27856
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9hjj-m2fc-f62r
References
More Rockwell Thinmanager vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-18255 Rockwell Automation ThinManager Software Vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution and Denial-Of-Service Attack CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-09617 Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk ThinManager Authentication Vulnerability CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2023-12454 Rockwell Automation ThinManager ThinServer Path Traversal Upload CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-12456 Rockwell Automation ThinManager ThinServer Heap-Based Buffer Overflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-09618 Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk ThinManager Denial-of-Service Vulnerability CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2024-30788 ThinManager® Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-27856 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-27856 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9hjj-m2fc-f62r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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