CVE-2017-7929
An Absolute Path Traversal issue was discovered in Advantech WebAccess Version 8.1 and prior.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.54%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An Absolute Path Traversal issue was discovered in Advantech WebAccess Version 8.1 and prior. The absolute path traversal vulnerability has been identified, which may allow an attacker to traverse the file system to access restricted files or directories.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.54% probability · 75th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-36, CWE-22
- Affected
- advantech/webaccess
- Source
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov
EPSS 1.5% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98311Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-124-03Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98311Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-124-03Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.