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High 7.5Published Oct 22, 2026

CVE-2021-48017OrbiTeam BSCW Server < 5.2.5 / 7.4.4 Path Traversal via bscw.cgi

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No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

OrbiTeam BSCW Server 5.x before 5.2.5 and 7.x before 7.4.4 contains an unauthenticated path traversal vulnerability in the style_name parameter of the theme operation. Attackers can send GET requests to /pub/bscw.cgi/<id>?op=theme with ../ sequences in style_name to read local files such as /etc/passwd. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-22.

CVSS
7.5 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-22
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by
VulnCheck
NVD analysis
Received
Record last updated
Oct 22, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 22, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
OrbiTeam BSCW Server
orbiteam:bscw_server (from the name)
from 5.0.0 before 5.2.5; from 7.0.0 before 7.4.4
CNA record

References

  • third-party-advisory, exploit
  • exploit
  • technical-description
  • third-party-advisory

The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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