What is CVE-2023-40924?

CVE-2023-40924 is a high-severity vulnerability in Contec Solarview Compact, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-09-08.

How severe is CVE-2023-40924?

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

Is CVE-2023-40924 known to be exploited?

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

Path Traversal in Contec Solarview Compact

CVE-2023-40924

SolarView Compact < 6.00 is vulnerable to Directory Traversal.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2023-09-08 · 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: 0.032 (87.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.029 · newest: 0.032 · change: +0.003

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-33620 (Not Applicable)
github.com/Yobing1/CVE-2023-40924/blob/main/README.md (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-40924?: CVE-2023-40924 is a high-severity vulnerability in Contec Solarview Compact, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-09-08.
How severe is CVE-2023-40924?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-40924 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.