Advantech iView, Versions 5.7 and prior.
Advantech iView, Versions 5.7 and prior. The affected product is vulnerable to path traversal vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker to create/download arbitrary files, limit system availability, and remotely execute code.
- Published
- Aug 25, 2020
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 7.7% · 94th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-22
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Action score
41
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 2 / 30 · 7.7%
Noroxi analysis
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| advantech | iview | cpe:2.3:a:advantech:iview |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- advantech iviewup to 5.7 inclusive
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (icscert). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
n/a Advantech iView
- Versions 5.7 and prioraffected
Same product
advantech: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2022-2143The affected product is vulnerable to two instances of command injection, which may allow an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code.57Plan
- CVE-2021-22652Access to the Advantech iView versions prior to v5.7.03.6112 configuration are missing authentication, which may allow an unauthorized attac50Plan
- CVE-2022-2139The affected product is vulnerable to directory traversal, which may allow an attacker to access unauthorized files and execute arbitrary co44Plan
- CVE-2021-22658Advantech iView versions prior to v5.7.03.6112 are vulnerable to a SQL injection, which may allow an attacker to escalate privileges to 'Adm43Plan
- CVE-2021-32930The affected product’s configuration is vulnerable due to missing authentication, which may allow an attacker to change configurations and e41Plan
- CVE-2020-14505Advantech iView, versions 5.6 and prior, has an improper neutralization of special elements used in a command (“command injection”) vulnerab41Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.
- TR-20-640 · Aug 26, 2020(Advantech Endüstriyel Ürünler Zafiyeti)
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Root cause
A user-supplied file name is joined with the allowed directory, but the result is never checked to confirm it is still inside that directory.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-22 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
const file = path.join(ROOT, req.query.name);res.sendFile(file);Fixed
const file = path.resolve(ROOT, req.query.name);if (!file.startsWith(ROOT + path.sep)) { return res.sendStatus(400);}res.sendFile(file);Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Path TraversalCAPEC-126likelihood: High · Very High
- Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation LogicCAPEC-64likelihood: High · High
- Manipulating Web Input to File System CallsCAPEC-76likelihood: High · Very High
- Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate EncodingCAPEC-78likelihood: High · High
- Using Slashes in Alternate EncodingCAPEC-79likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-238-01
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1084/
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1085/
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1086/
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1087/
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1088/
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1089/
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1090/
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1091/
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1092/
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.