CVE-2022-2139
Published: 22 July 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-2139 is a medium-severity Relative Path Traversal (CWE-23) vulnerability in Advantech Iview. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 39.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2022-2139 is a directory traversal flaw, tracked under CWE-22 and CWE-23, that affects an unspecified product. It permits an attacker to access unauthorized files and execute arbitrary code, reflected in a CVSS 3.1 score of 6.5 with a network attack vector, low complexity, and low privileges required for high confidentiality impact without affecting integrity or availability.
An authenticated attacker with low privileges can exploit the issue remotely over the network to read sensitive files or run arbitrary code on the target system.
CISA advisory ICSA-22-179-03 addresses the vulnerability for affected industrial control system deployments.
The EPSS score rose materially from a low starting value to a peak of 0.0773 on 2025-01-22 before receding to the current 0.0038, indicating that exploitation interest emerged after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-34424
Vulnerability details
The affected product is vulnerable to directory traversal, which may allow an attacker to access unauthorized files and execute arbitrary code.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
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.