Path Traversal in Keysight Sensor Management Server

CVE-2022-38129

A path traversal vulnerability exists in the com.keysight.tentacle.licensing.LicenseManager.addLicenseFile() method in the Keysight Sensor Management Server (SMS). This allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to upload arbitrary files to the SMS host.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.189 (97.2th percentile), scored .

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-38129: held from 0.189 to 0.189.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.189 · newest: 0.189 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Keysight Sensor Management Server — versions 2.4.0
  • Keysight Technologies Sensor Management Server — versions Keysight Technologies Sensor Management Server v2.4.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38129?
CVE-2022-38129 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Keysight Sensor Management Server, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-08-10.
How severe is CVE-2022-38129?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-38129 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.