Unauthenticated file disclosure via path traversal
Published May 18, 2026 · Updated May 18, 2026
Path traversal in HSC MailInspector 5.3.3-7 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files through the /tap/dw.php endpoint. The endpoint constructs filesystem paths from an untrusted request parameter without normalizing traversal sequences or enforcing a safe base directory. No authentication or user interaction is required, and the documented consequence is disclosure of system and application files without file modification or service interruption.
Summary
What happened
Path traversal in HSC MailInspector 5.3.3-7 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files through the /tap/dw.php endpoint. The endpoint constructs filesystem paths from an untrusted request parameter without normalizing traversal sequences or enforcing a safe base directory. No authentication or user interaction is required, and the documented consequence is disclosure of system and application files without file modification or service interruption.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-29963
- Published
- May 18, 2026
- Updated
- May 18, 2026
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- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-22, T1005
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
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- May 18, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 18, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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