VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-14942

CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability2.01%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-08-05
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Harmonic NSG 9000 devices allow remote authenticated users to conduct directory traversal attacks, as demonstrated by "POST /PY/EMULATION_GET_FILE" or "POST /PY/EMULATION_EXPORT" with FileName=../../../passwd in the POST data.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Primary references