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CWE-36: Absolute Path Traversal
Weakness Summary
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize absolute path sequences such as "/abs/path" that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.
- Canonical source: MITRE CWE-36 (opens in a new tab)
- Published Atomicorp CVE observations: 8
- Distinct affected products in those observations: 8
- Active Atomicorp rules associated with this weakness: 11
Atomicorp Research Context
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Selected Published CVE Observations
| CVE | Vulnerability | Product | Atomicorp finding | Observed rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-57790 | Commvault Command-Line Argument Injection to Traversal Remote Code Execution | commvault | Protected by Atomicorp rules | 340006 , 390719 |
| CVE-2024-48248 | NAKIVO Backup and Replication Solution - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read | backup & replication director | Protected by Atomicorp rules | 344360 , 390726 , 392647 |
| CVE-2025-46822 | Java-springboot-codebase 1.1 - Arbitrary File Read | Java-springboot-codebase | Protected by Atomicorp rules | 347009 |
| CVE-2024-13160 | Ivanti EPM - Credential Coercion Vulnerability in GetHashForWildcard | endpoint manager | Protected by Atomicorp rules | 390143 |
| CVE-2024-6250 | LOLLMS WebUI - Absolute Path Traversal | lollms web ui | Protected by Atomicorp rules | 392301 |
| CVE-2026-28414 | Gradio - Absolute Path Traversal | gradio | Protected by Atomicorp rules | 390716 |
| CVE-2026-61891 | theia Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Vulnerability | theia | Protected by Atomicorp rules | 340007 , 344360 , 347009 , 390709 |
| CVE-2026-7217 | Deepractice PromptX Document File index.ts read_pdf absolute path traversal | PromptX | Protected by Atomicorp rules | 340007 , 344360 , 390709 |
Associated Atomicorp WAF Rules
| Rule | Status | Behavior |
|---|---|---|
| 340006 | Active | disruptive (deny) |
| 340007 | Active | disruptive (deny) |
| 344360 | Active | disruptive (deny) |
| 347009 | Active | disruptive (deny) |
| 390143 | Active | disruptive (deny) |
| 390709 | Active | disruptive (deny) |
| 390716 | Active | disruptive (deny) |
| 390719 | Active | disruptive (deny) |
| 390726 | Active | disruptive (deny) |
| 392301 | Active | disruptive (deny) |
| 392647 | Active | disruptive (deny) |
Related MITRE CAPEC Context
MITRE associates this CWE with the following attack-pattern entries. These taxonomy relationships are context, not Atomicorp coverage claims: