GE Vernova Enervista up to 8.6 on Windows path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in GE Vernova Enervista up to 8.6 on Windows. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-1762. It is feasible to perform the attack on the physical device. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GE Vernova Enervista up to 8.6 on Windows. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-23. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability in GE Vernova Enervista UR Setup on Windows allows File Manipulation.This issue affects Enervista: 8.6 and prior versions.

The weakness was presented by Reid Wightman. It is possible to read the advisory at gevernova.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-1762 since 02/02/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-23 / CWE-22
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/02/2026 CVE reserved
02/11/2026 +9 days Advisory disclosed
02/11/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/04/2026 +21 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gevernova.com
Researcher: Reid Wightman
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-1762 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-1762
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-345403

Entryinfo

Created: 02/11/2026 05:07
Updated: 03/04/2026 20:39
Changes: 02/11/2026 05:07 (62), 03/04/2026 20:39 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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