CVE-2026-74236Network attack vector

Admin file deletion via unsanitized diagnostic paths

Published Sep 4, 2026 · Updated Sep 4, 2026

Path traversal in GFI Exinda AI and ClearView before 7.6.5 allows remote authenticated users with Admin privileges to delete arbitrary files. The diagnostic deletion handler passes v_file_row_-prefixed values to unlink_or_email_file(), which appends them to a base path without rejecting traversal sequences. Admin access to the network web interface is required, and successful requests delete files with root-level process authority.

CVSS severity7.0
High
EPSS probability0.64%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in GFI Exinda AI and ClearView before 7.6.5 allows remote authenticated users with Admin privileges to delete arbitrary files. The diagnostic deletion handler passes v_file_row_-prefixed values to unlink_or_email_file(), which appends them to a base path without rejecting traversal sequences. Admin access to the network web interface is required, and successful requests delete files with root-level process authority.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-74236
Published
Sep 4, 2026
Updated
Sep 4, 2026
Vendor
GFI Software
Product
GFI Exinda AI
Classifications
CWE-22, T1485
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 4, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 4, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <7.6.5

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

GFI Software · GFI Exinda AIversion=0 <7.6.5
GFI Software · GFI ClearViewversion=0 <7.6.5

Published CVSS scores

6.5VulnCheck CNACVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
7.0VulnCheck CNACVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1485Data Destruction

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