What is CVE-2026-28701?

CVE-2026-28701 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Daktronics Dmp-5000, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-06-26.

How severe is CVE-2026-28701?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Daktronics Dmp-5000

CVE-2026-28701

Various versions of Daktronics Controller Firmware could allow authenticated and unauthenticated remote users to escape the intended directory and enumerate arbitrary file system paths.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2026-06-26 · last modified 2026-07-06.

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: 0.007 (50.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 50.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-176-04 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2026/icsa-26-176-04.js… (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-28701?: CVE-2026-28701 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Daktronics Dmp-5000, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-06-26.
How severe is CVE-2026-28701?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.