Daktronics VFC-DMP-5000/DMP-5000/DMP-8000 prior 8.117.x.x/9.43.x.x/10.34.x.x path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Daktronics VFC-DMP-5000, DMP-5000 and DMP-8000. It has been classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-28701. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Daktronics VFC-DMP-5000, DMP-5000 and DMP-8000. It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Various versions of Daktronics Controller Firmware could allow authenticated and unauthenticated remote users to escape the intended directory and enumerate arbitrary file system paths.

The weakness was published by Thomas Jou as icsa-26-176-04. It is possible to read the advisory at cisa.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-28701 since 03/30/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/27/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 8.117.x.x, 9.43.x.x or 10.34.x.x eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-39923). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: VFC-DMP-5000/DMP-5000/DMP-8000 8.117.x.x/9.43.x.x/10.34.x.x

Timelineinfo

03/30/2026 CVE reserved
06/27/2026 +89 days Advisory disclosed
06/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: icsa-26-176-04
Researcher: Thomas Jou
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-28701 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-28701
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-374435
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/27/2026 07:00
Updated: 06/27/2026 22:24
Changes: 06/27/2026 07:00 (76), 06/27/2026 22:24 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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