What is CVE-2018-16968?

CVE-2018-16968 is a low-severity vulnerability in Citrix Sharefile Storagezones Controller, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2018-09-26.

How severe is CVE-2018-16968?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Citrix Sharefile Storagezones Controller

CVE-2018-16968

Citrix ShareFile StorageZones Controller before 5.4.2 allows Directory Traversal.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2018-09-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.1 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (63.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 63.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Citrix Sharefile Storagezones Controller

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/105377 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
support.citrix.com/article/CTX238022 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16968?: CVE-2018-16968 is a low-severity vulnerability in Citrix Sharefile Storagezones Controller, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2018-09-26.
How severe is CVE-2018-16968?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.