# CVE-2020-23575: d-COPIA253MF Plus - Path Traversal

> Live exploitation tracking for CVE-2020-23575 by the CrowdSec Live Exploit Tracker, built from real-world attack data crowdsourced from CrowdSec's global network.

Page: https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2020-23575

## Key facts

- **Exploitation phase:** Limited Exploitation. The vulnerability is known but shows very limited attacker interest or exploitation activity.
- **CVSS score:** 7.5
- **Public exploit available:** Yes
- **Affected products:** Kyocera d-COPIA253MF Plus
- **Weaknesses:** CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal'))
- **Tags:** iot

## Description

A directory traversal vulnerability exists in Kyocera Printer d-COPIA253MF Plus. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to retrieve or view arbitrary files from the affected server.

## CrowdSec analysis

[CVE-2020-23575](https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/CVE-2020-23575) is a directory traversal vulnerability in the Kyocera Printer d-COPIA253MF plus, which allows remote attackers to access or retrieve arbitrary files from the affected server. This flaw could be exploited to expose sensitive information, potentially aiding in further attacks or unauthorized data disclosure.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 15th of May 2026.

CrowdSec has not observed any significant exploitation activity targeting CVE-2020-23575 across its network. As a result, no community-driven trend analysis is available for this vulnerability at this time.

Attackers exploit this vulnerability by sending requests to URLs containing `/wlmeng/../../` sequences, attempting to traverse directories and access sensitive files such as `/etc/passwd` on Kyocera d-COPIA253MF printers.

## Timeline

- 2021-05-10: CVE Published. CVE-2020-23575 is published to NVD.
- 2026-05-15: Rule Released. CrowdSec releases a rule to detect CVE-2020-23575 exploitation attempts against the CrowdSec Network.
- 2026-05-28: CrowdSec First Seen. CrowdSec observes in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2020-23575 for the first time.

## References

- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2020/CVE-2020-23575.yaml

## Live exploitation data

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