Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:HSummary
CVE-2024-55926 is a high-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Xerox Workplace Suite. Its CVSS base score is 7.6 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 34th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2024-55926 is a vulnerability in Xerox Workplace Suite that enables arbitrary file read, upload, and deletion on the server through crafted header manipulation. The issue stems from improper validation of headers, allowing attackers to gain unauthorized access to data. It is associated with CWE-22 (Path Traversal) and CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type), and carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.6 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H), indicating high availability impact with low confidentiality and integrity effects.
Attackers with low-privileged network access (PR:L) can exploit this vulnerability without user interaction. By sending specially crafted headers, they can read sensitive files, upload malicious ones, or delete arbitrary server files, potentially leading to data exfiltration, persistence, or disruption of services on affected Xerox Workplace Suite instances.
Xerox has issued Security Bulletin XRX25-002, available at https://securitydocs.business.xerox.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Xerox-Security-Bulletin-XRX25-002-for-Xerox%C2%AE-WorkplaceSuite%C2%AE.pdf, which provides details on mitigation and patching for Xerox Workplace Suite. Security practitioners should review this advisory for specific remediation steps tailored to their deployments.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-52850
Vulnerability Data
A vulnerability found in Xerox Workplace Suite allows arbitrary file read, upload, and deletion on the server through crafted header manipulation. By exploiting improper validation of headers, attackers can gain unauthorized access to data
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Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Enforces the intended directory access authorizations that path traversal would otherwise bypass.
Input validation directly neutralizes special path elements before pathname construction occurs.
Malicious-code protection at entry points blocks dangerous file types from being accepted and executed.
Least privilege reduces the impact of any unauthorized file access obtained via traversal.
Least functionality restricts the file types and automatic processing capabilities the system will accept.
Mobile-code controls define, authorize, and block unacceptable uploaded code before automatic processing occurs.
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.
Restricting execution of unauthorized software directly blocks dangerous uploaded files from running.
Hardened configuration baselines can enforce allowed file types and processing rules.
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.
Secure development practices include input validation and file-type restrictions that prevent this weakness.
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.