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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2023-38126

Softing edgeAggregator Restore Configuration Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.

HIGH 7.2EPSS 71.2%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 71.2%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Softing edgeAggregator Restore Configuration Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Softing edgeAggregator. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the processing of backup zip files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-20543.

CVSS 3.1
7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
71.19% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-22
Affected
softing/edgeaggregator
Source
zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com
EPSS trend
0%38%75%3 November 2026: 71.19%3 November 20263 November 2026

EPSS 71.2% since 3 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. 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.