# CVE-2024-38449: A Directory Traversal vulnerability in KasmVNC 1.3.1.230e50f7b89663316c70de7b0e3db6f6b9340489 and possibly earlier versions allows remote au

- Severity: CVSS 7.7 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-06-17 · Updated: 2024-11-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

A Directory Traversal vulnerability in KasmVNC 1.3.1.230e50f7b89663316c70de7b0e3db6f6b9340489 and possibly earlier versions allows remote authenticated attackers to browse parent directories and read the content of files outside the scope of the application.

## What to do

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## References

- https://kasmweb.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/3/topic/30ffee7f-4b85-4783-b118-6ae4fd8b0c52
- https://kasmweb.com/kasmvnc
- https://github.com/kasmtech/KasmVNC/issues/254

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