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Limited ExploitationCVE-2019-12990Public Exploit

SD-WAN - Path Traversal (CVE-2019-12990)

PublishedJul 16, 2019
First SeenN/A
Last Seen
Reported
CVSS9.8
Citrix
CitrixSD-WAN
firewall

Description

Citrix SD-WAN 10.2.x before 10.2.3 and NetScaler SD-WAN 10.0.x before 10.0.8 allow Directory Traversal.

psychologyCrowdSec Analysis

CVE-2019-12990 is a critical directory traversal vulnerability in Citrix SD-WAN and NetScaler SD-WAN versions prior to 10.2.3 and 10.0.8, respectively. This flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to access arbitrary files on the system, potentially leading to the exposure of sensitive information or further compromise of the affected device.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 8th of April 2026.

CrowdSec has not observed any significant exploitation activity targeting CVE-2019-12990 across its network. As a result, no community-driven trend analysis is available for this vulnerability at this time.

Attackers exploit the /Collector/appliancesettings/applianceSettingsFileTransfer endpoint by supplying crafted values to the filename parameter, enabling local file inclusion and potentially remote code execution on Citrix SD-WAN Center appliances. Subsequent requests to /talari/app/files/ are used to access or execute the uploaded files.

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EventDate
CVE Published2019-07-16
Rule Released2026-04-08

Related Weaknesses

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

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.

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