CVE-2018-17785
In blynk-server a Directory Traversal exists
In blynk-server in Blynk before 0.39.7, Directory Traversal exists via a ../ in a URI that has /static or /static/js at the beginning, as demonstrated by reading the /etc/passwd file.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In blynk-server in Blynk before 0.39.7, Directory Traversal exists via a ../ in a URI that has /static or /static/js at the beginning, as demonstrated by reading the /etc/passwd file.
- Record
CVE-2018-17785- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In blynk-server in Blynk before 0.39.7, Directory Traversal exists via a ../ in a URI that has /static or /static/js at the beginning, as demonstrated by reading the /etc/passwd file.
- Record
CVE-2018-17785- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0503 No score
In blynk-server in Blynk before 0.39.7, Directory Traversal exists via a ../ in a URI that has /static or /static/js at the beginning, as demonstrated by reading the /etc/passwd file.
- Record
EUVD-2018-0503- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4r64-wf76-c53p
In blynk-server a Directory Traversal exists
In blynk-server in Blynk before 0.39.7, Directory Traversal exists via a ../ in a URI that has /static or /static/js at the beginning, as demonstrated by reading the /etc/passwd file.
- Record
GHSA-4r64-wf76-c53p- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-4r64-wf76-c53p
In blynk-server a Directory Traversal exists
In blynk-server in Blynk before 0.39.7, Directory Traversal exists via a ../ in a URI that has /static or /static/js at the beginning, as demonstrated by reading the /etc/passwd file.
- Record
GHSA-4r64-wf76-c53p- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
com.github.blynkkk:blynk-serverMaven |
before 0.39.7 | 0.39.7 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-17785 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Blynk Blynk-server, published September 30, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.12%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in com.github.blynkkk:blynk-server 0.39.7.