GFI Exinda AI / ClearView < 7.6.5 Path Traversal via Configuration Download Handler
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
GFI Exinda AI and ClearView before 7.6.5 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the system maintenance configuration download handler. The wcf_handle_download() function accepts parameters prefixed with v_del_ and appends their values directly to the base configuration directory path without sanitizing for directory traversal sequences. An authenticated attacker with Admin privileges can read arbitrary files from the system in the context of root.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GFI Software | GFI Exinda AI | before 7.6.5 | 7.6.5 | Patch available | CNA |
| GFI Software | GFI ClearView | before 7.6.5 | 7.6.5 | Patch available | CNA |
- GFI Exinda AI VendorGFI Software Affected before 7.6.5 Fixed in 7.6.5 Patch available CNA
- GFI ClearView VendorGFI Software Affected before 7.6.5 Fixed in 7.6.5 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA GFI Exinda AI (GFI Software) Fixed in 7.6.5
- Fix · CNA GFI ClearView (GFI Software) Fixed in 7.6.5
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
GFI ClearView, GFI Exinda AI 7.6.5
3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-52023 GFI Exinda AI / ClearView < 7.6.5 Path Traversal via Diagnostic File Deletion HandlerPriority LOW 33
- TI-2026-52024 GFI Exinda AI / ClearView < 7.6.5 Argument Injection via Tools Iperf ClientPriority LOW 31
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-74235
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c6qh-q8qg-364c
References
Patch 1
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Sources
- CVE-2026-74235 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-74235 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c6qh-q8qg-364c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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