Path Traversal in Kantar Media Wm2

CVE-2022-50796

SOUND4 IMPACT/FIRST/PULSE/Eco <=2.x contains an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in the firmware upload functionality with path traversal flaw. Attackers can exploit the upload.cgi script to write malicious files to the system with www-data permissions, enabling unauthorized access and code execution.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.016 (74.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50796?
CVE-2022-50796 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Kantar Media Wm2, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-12-30.
How severe is CVE-2022-50796?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.