CVE-2021-33178 (GCVE-0-2021-33178)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-10-14 14:56 – Updated: 2025-11-03 19:25
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
The Manage Backgrounds functionality within NagVis versions prior to 1.9.29 is vulnerable to an authenticated path traversal vulnerability. Exploitation of this results in a malicious actor having the ability to arbitrarily delete files on the local system.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.synopsys.com/blogs/software-security/… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://nagvis.org/downloads/changelog/1.9.29 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025… |
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