CVE-2017-16720
A Path Traversal issue was discovered in WebAccess versions 8.3.2 and earlier.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 50.3%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
A Path Traversal issue was discovered in WebAccess versions 8.3.2 and earlier. An attacker has access to files within the directory structure of the target device.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 50.32% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 12 March 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- advantech/webaccess
- Source
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov
EPSS moved from 35.6% on 21 September 2026 to 50.3% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102424Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-004-02Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44278/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-23Third Party Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-024/Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102424Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-004-02Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44278/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-23Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.