What is CVE-2026-5489?

CVE-2026-5489 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Drivelock, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-07-29.

How severe is CVE-2026-5489?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Drivelock

CVE-2026-5489

DriveLock Directory Traversal Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of DriveLock. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the web service, which listens on TCP port 4568 by default. 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 vulnerability to disclose information in the context of the service account. Was ZDI-CAN-28719.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.013 (68.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Drivelock — versions 25.2.2.61370

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (x_research-advisory)
zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-5489?: CVE-2026-5489 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Drivelock, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-07-29.
How severe is CVE-2026-5489?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.