Panabit PAP-XM320 up to 7.7 Embedded HTTP Server path traversal

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Panabit PAP-XM320 up to 7.7. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Embedded HTTP Server. The manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-36829. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Panabit PAP-XM320 up to 7.7. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Embedded HTTP Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in the embedded HTTP server of Panabit PAP-XM320 up to and including v7.7. The server validates session cookies using a filesystem existence check based on a user-controlled cookie value without proper sanitization, allowing directory traversal and bypass of authentication.

This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-36829 since 04/06/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 05/19/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

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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• Panabit

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• PAP-XM320

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• 7.0
• 7.1
• 7.2
• 7.3
• 7.4
• 7.5
• 7.6
• 7.7

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