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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-7296

Directory Traversal / Arbitrary File Read in User.getLanguage method in eQ-3 AG Homematic CCU2 2.29.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to read the first line of an arbitrary file on the CCU2's filesystem.

MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 1.87%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.87%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Directory Traversal / Arbitrary File Read in User.getLanguage method in eQ-3 AG Homematic CCU2 2.29.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to read the first line of an arbitrary file on the CCU2's filesystem. This vulnerability can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers with access to the web interface.

CVSS 3.0
5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS
1.87% probability · 79th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-22
Affected
eq-3/homematic central control unit ccu2 firmware
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 1.87%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 1.9% 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.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.