What is CVE-2017-20184?

CVE-2017-20184 is a high-severity vulnerability in Carlo Gavazzi Powersoft, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-05-04.

How severe is CVE-2017-20184?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Carlo Gavazzi Powersoft

CVE-2017-20184

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Carlo Gavazzi Powersoft up to version 2.1.1.1 allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to download any file from the affected device.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2023-05-04 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.028 (85.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 85.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.028 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Carlo Gavazzi Powersoft — versions 0
Gavazzionline Powersoft

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42705 (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-20184?: CVE-2017-20184 is a high-severity vulnerability in Carlo Gavazzi Powersoft, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-05-04.
How severe is CVE-2017-20184?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.