ThinManager® - Path Traversal via API
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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
A path traversal security issue exists within Rockwell Automation ThinManager® software due to improper limitation of file save operations within the API. An authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to write arbitrary files to restricted system directories outside of the application's intended directory.
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwell | FactoryTalk ThinManager | 13.0.0 – 13.0.7, 13.1.0 – 13.1.5, 13.2.0 – 13.2.4, 14.0.0 – 14.0.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- FactoryTalk ThinManager VendorRockwell Affected 13.0.0 – 13.0.7, 13.1.0 – 13.1.5, 13.2.0 – 13.2.4, 14.0.0 – 14.0.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-11917
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h5wg-mm35-jjgv
References
More Rockwell vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-06904 Cisco is providing an update for the ongoing investigation into observed exploitation of… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2021-05574 Insufficiently protected credentials in Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Designer… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-02735 Rockwell Automation ThinManager Thinserver Software Vulnerable to Input Validation Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-02733 Rockwell Automation ThinManager Thinserver Software Vulnerable to Input Validation Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2010-02837 The WDB target agent debug service in Wind River VxWorks 6.x, 5.x, and earlier, as used… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-12455 Rockwell Automation ThinManager ThinServer Path Traversal Download CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-11917 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-11917 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h5wg-mm35-jjgv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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