CVE-2018-14820
Advantech WebAccess 8.3.1 and earlier has a .dll component that is susceptible to external control of file name or path vulnerability, which may allow an arbitrary file deletion when processing.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.20%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Advantech WebAccess 8.3.1 and earlier has a .dll component that is susceptible to external control of file name or path vulnerability, which may allow an arbitrary file deletion when processing.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.20% probability · 82th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-73, CWE-20
- Affected
- advantech/webaccess
- Source
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov
EPSS 2.2% 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/105728Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041939Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-296-01%2C
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105728Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041939Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-296-01%2C
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.