Path traversal in Waterfall WF-500
Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-23Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Nozomi Networks Labs identified a CWE-23: Relative Path Traversal in the Administration WebUI in Waterfall WF-500 TX and RX Hosts in version 7.9.1.0 R2502171040 that allows remote unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files on the Host machines.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00437 38th 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
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterfall | WF-500 | up to 7.9.1.0 R2502171040 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- WF-500 VendorWaterfall Affected up to 7.9.1.0 R2502171040 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-41268
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9w3c-478w-64gj
References
More Waterfall Wf-500 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-27518 OS command injection in Waterfall WF-500 CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2025-27517 OS command injection in Waterfall WF-500 CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2025-27516 OS command injection in Waterfall WF-500 CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2025-27515 OS command injection in Waterfall WF-500 CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2025-27513 OS command injection in Waterfall WF-500 CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2025-27511 OS command injection in Waterfall WF-500 CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2025-41268 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-41268 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9w3c-478w-64gj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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