CVE-2023-45686

Arbitrary file write via WebDAV path traversal in Titan MFT and Titan SFTP servers

7.2 High

Insufficient path validation when writing a file via WebDAV in South River Technologies' Titan MFT and Titan SFTP servers on Linux allows an authenticated attacker to write a file to any location on the filesystem via path traversal

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.23%Up 1.2 points since Oct 17, 2023

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

Record: CVE-2023-45686
CVSS 3.1: 7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List 7.2

Arbitrary file write via WebDAV path traversal in Titan MFT and Titan SFTP servers

Record: CVE-2023-45686
CVSS 3.1: 7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-49975 7.2

Record: EUVD-2023-49975
CVSS 3.1: 7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qr8h-rg34-whwf 7.2

Insufficient path validation when writing a file via WebDAV in South River Technologies' Titan...

Record: GHSA-qr8h-rg34-whwf
CVSS 3.1: 7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, published	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-45686 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in South River Technologies Titan Mft, published October 16, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.23%, the 68th percentile. No source names a fixed version.