Navtor NavBox up to 4.12.0.3 HTTP Service absolute path traversal

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A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Navtor NavBox up to 4.12.0.3. Affected is an unknown function of the component HTTP Service. Performing a manipulation results in absolute path traversal. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-2753. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Navtor NavBox up to 4.12.0.3. This affects some unknown functionality of the component HTTP Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a absolute path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-36. 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

An Absolute Path Traversal vulnerability exists in Navtor NavBox. The application exposes an HTTP service that fails to properly sanitize user-supplied path input. Unauthenticated remote attackers can exploit this issue by submitting requests containing absolute filesystem paths. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to retrieve arbitrary files from the underlying filesystem, limited only by the privileges of the service process. This can lead to the exposure of sensitive configuration files and system information.

It is possible to read the advisory at cydome.io. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-2753 since 02/19/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed 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.

Upgrading to version 4.16.2.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Navtor

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• NavBox

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• 4.12.0.0
• 4.12.0.1
• 4.12.0.2
• 4.12.0.3

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