Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:HSummary
CVE-2015-4068 is a critical-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Arcserve Udp. Its CVSS base score is 9.1 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 0.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; CISA has added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
Arcserve UDP versions prior to 5.0 Update 4 are affected by a directory traversal vulnerability tracked as CVE-2015-4068 and CWE-22. The flaw resides in the reportFileServlet and exportServlet servlets and allows access to arbitrary file paths supplied by an attacker.
Unauthenticated remote attackers can exploit the issue over the network by submitting crafted paths to these servlets, resulting in disclosure of sensitive information or a denial-of-service condition. The vulnerability carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.1 reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, and high impact to confidentiality and availability.
Vendor documentation for Arcserve UDP 5.0 Update 4 states that the release resolves the directory traversal issue, and users are advised to apply the update. Corresponding Zero Day Initiative advisories ZDI-15-241 and ZDI-15-242 provide additional technical context on the affected servlets.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2015-4094
Vulnerability Data
Directory traversal vulnerability in Arcserve UDP before 5.0 Update 4 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service via a crafted file path to the (1) reportFileServlet or (2) exportServlet servlet.
- CWE(s)
- KEV Date Added
- 25 March 2022
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V5.3.2
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Validates pathnames and filenames to prevent traversal outside intended directories.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Patching/maintenance can remediate known path-traversal flaws in deployed software (partial prevention of exploitability) but does nothing to stop the coding defect from being introduced in the first place.
PR.AA-05 defines and reviews access policies but does not address code-level pathname neutralization, so neither direction prevents CWE-22.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Security testing in development catches path traversal via static/dynamic analysis.
Secure SDLC mandates input validation and path sanitization that directly prevent path traversal.
Application security requirements include rules for safe file handling and canonicalization.
Secure architecture principles require least-privilege file access and directory isolation.
Secure coding standards explicitly forbid unsafe path construction and mandate safe APIs.
Information access restriction limits which files an application may read or write.