Path traversal in Novakon P series
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A path traversal vulnerability in Novakon P series allows to expose the root file system "/" and modify all files with root permissions. This way the system can also be compromized.This issue affects P series: P – V2001.A.C518o2 until P-2.0.05 Build 2026.02.06 (commit d0f97fd9).
Why it matters now
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
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Novakon P series (P07, P10, P12, P15) — novakon.com.tw/common/frontend/download?path=/uploads/image…
5 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 2 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-09142 Unauthenticated buffer overflow in Novakon P seriesPriority HIGH 76
- TI-2025-09145 UDP Service Weak AuthenticationPriority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2025-09144 Weak Authentication for Root UserPriority LOW 37
- Advisory ·
Novakon P series (P07, P10, P12, P15) — novakon.com.tw/en/news/detail/Security_Advisory__Firmware_U…
5 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 2 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-09142 Unauthenticated buffer overflow in Novakon P seriesPriority HIGH 76
- TI-2025-09145 UDP Service Weak AuthenticationPriority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2025-09144 Weak Authentication for Root UserPriority LOW 37
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-9963
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4whh-r2w5-9vf6
References
Advisory 2
More Novakon vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-09142 Unauthenticated buffer overflow in Novakon P series CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-09145 UDP Service Weak Authentication CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2025-09144 Weak Authentication for Root User CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2025-09146 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.3
Sources
- CVE-2025-9963 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-9963 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4whh-r2w5-9vf6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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