CVE-2019-10985
In WebAccess/SCADA, Versions 8.3.5 and prior, a path traversal vulnerability is caused by a lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to use in file operations.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.11%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In WebAccess/SCADA, Versions 8.3.5 and prior, a path traversal vulnerability is caused by a lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to use in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to delete files while posing as an administrator.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.11% probability · 88th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- advantech/webaccess
- Source
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov
EPSS 3.1% 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
- https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-19-178-05Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-622/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-19-178-05Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-622/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.