Advantech ADAM-3600 prior 2.8.5.0 path traversal

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9.5$0-$5k3.19

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Advantech ADAM-3600 and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes path traversal. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-43852. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Advantech ADAM-3600. It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability could allow an authenticated attacker to write files to arbitrary locations on the system.

It is possible to read the advisory at csa.gov.sg. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-43852 since 05/04/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. 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 10/20/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 2.8.5.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

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VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ADAM-3600 2.8.5.0

Timelineinfo

05/04/2026 CVE reserved
10/20/2026 +169 days Advisory disclosed
10/20/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/20/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: advantech.com

Advisory: csa.gov.sg
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-43852 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-43852
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-422719

Entryinfo

Created: 10/20/2026 11:28
Changes: 10/20/2026 11:28 (64)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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