CVE-2017-13996
A Relative Path Traversal issue was discovered in LOYTEC LVIS-3ME versions prior to 6.2.0. The...
A Relative Path Traversal issue was discovered in LOYTEC LVIS-3ME versions prior to 6.2.0. The web user interface fails to prevent access to critical files that non administrative users should not have access to, which could allow an attacker to create or modify files or execute arbitrary code.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A Relative Path Traversal issue was discovered in LOYTEC LVIS-3ME versions prior to 6.2.0. The web user interface fails to prevent access to critical files that non administrative users should not have access to, which could allow an attacker to create or modify files or execute arbitrary code.
- Record
CVE-2017-13996- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-23, CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A Relative Path Traversal issue was discovered in LOYTEC LVIS-3ME versions prior to 6.2.0. The web user interface fails to prevent access to critical files that non administrative users should not have access to, which could allow an attacker to create or modify files or execute arbitrary code.
- Record
CVE-2017-13996- Weakness
- CWE-23
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-5511 No score
A Relative Path Traversal issue was discovered in LOYTEC LVIS-3ME versions prior to 6.2.0. The web user interface fails to prevent access to critical files that non administrative users should not have access to, which could allow an attacker to create or modify files or execute arbitrary code.
- Record
EUVD-2017-5511- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p7qh-5g9w-v5fr
A Relative Path Traversal issue was discovered in LOYTEC LVIS-3ME versions prior to 6.2.0. The...
A Relative Path Traversal issue was discovered in LOYTEC LVIS-3ME versions prior to 6.2.0. The web user interface fails to prevent access to critical files that non administrative users should not have access to, which could allow an attacker to create or modify files or execute arbitrary code.
- Record
GHSA-p7qh-5g9w-v5fr- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22, CWE-23
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-13996 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Loytec Lvis-3me Firmware, published October 5, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.75%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.