What is CVE-2023-39460?

CVE-2023-39460 is a high-severity vulnerability in Triangle Microworks Scada Data Gateway, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2024-05-03.

How severe is CVE-2023-39460?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-39460 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in Triangle Microworks Scada Data Gateway

CVE-2023-39460

Triangle MicroWorks SCADA Data Gateway Event Log Directory Traversal Arbitrary File Creation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files on affected installations of Triangle MicroWorks SCADA Data Gateway. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the creation of event logs. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-20534.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2024-05-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.034 (88.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 88.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.034 · newest: 0.034 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Triangle Microworks Scada Data Gateway — versions 5.1.3.20324
Trianglemicroworks Scada Data Gateway — versions 5.1.3.20324

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1028/ (x_research-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
www.trianglemicroworks.com/products/scada-data-gateway/what's-new (vendor-advisory, Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-39460?: CVE-2023-39460 is a high-severity vulnerability in Triangle Microworks Scada Data Gateway, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2024-05-03.
How severe is CVE-2023-39460?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-39460 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.