Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory vulnerability in NEC Corporation Aterm WG2600HP2, WG2600HP, WG2200HP, WG1800HP2…

published 2023-06-28 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-43998

cvss: 4.3; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.5%; EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 43%
public exploits: 0; none known

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory vulnerability in NEC Corporation Aterm WG2600HP2, WG2600HP, WG2200HP, WG1800HP2, WG1800HP, WG1400HP, WG600HP, WG300HP, WF300HP, WR9500N, WR9300N, WR8750N, WR8700N, WR8600N, WR8370N, WR8175N and WR8170N all versions allows a attacker to obtain specific files in the product.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 23 mo ago (2024-12-04)

Exploit prediction

0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected products

NEC Corporation Aterm WG2600HP2
NEC Corporation Aterm WG2600HP
NEC Corporation Aterm WG2200HP
NEC Corporation Aterm WG1800HP2
NEC Corporation Aterm WG1800HP
NEC Corporation Aterm WG1400HP
NEC Corporation Aterm WG600HP
NEC Corporation Aterm WG300HP
NEC Corporation Aterm WF300HP
NEC Corporation Aterm WR9500N
NEC Corporation Aterm WR9300N
NEC Corporation Aterm WR8750N
NEC Corporation Aterm WR8700N
NEC Corporation Aterm WR8600N
NEC Corporation Aterm WR8370N
NEC Corporation Aterm WR8175N
NEC Corporation Aterm WR8170N

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

jpn.nec.com /security-info/secinfo/nv23-007_en.html

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-3330
NVD CVE-2023-3330

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Summary