CVE-2026-40062

High

Published: 23 April 2026

Published

23 April 2026

Modified

12 May 2026

KEV Added

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Patch

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CVSS Score v4 8.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS Score 0.0062 45.0th percentile

Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-40062 is a high-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Zio Ziostation2. Its CVSS base score is 8.7 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 45.0th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-25140

Vulnerability details

A path Traversal vulnerability exists in Ziostation2 v2.9.8.7 and earlier. A remote unauthenticated attacker may get sensitive information on the operating system.

CWE(s): CWE-22

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access

Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.

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T1005 Data from Local System Collection

Adversaries may search local system sources, such as file systems, configuration files, local databases, virtual machine files, or process memory, to find files of interest and sensitive data prior to Exfiltration.

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T1083 File and Directory Discovery Discovery

Adversaries may enumerate files and directories or may search in specific locations of a host or network share for certain information within a file system.

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Why these techniques?

Path traversal in public-facing app directly enables remote file read (T1005/T1083) via exploitation of exposed service (T1190).

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0