CVE-2021-33178 (GCVE-0-2021-33178)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-10-14 14:56
Modified
2025-11-03 19:25
Severity ?
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
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.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
NagVis NagVis Version: <1.9.29
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