Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate as privileged admin
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DeliverySend crafted /api/upload importprofile request
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ExploitSupply traversal sequence in fileName
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ExecutionWrite/read file outside intended path
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ImpactTamper with device configuration
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V5 - File Handling Path canonicalization, traversal prevention
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Discovery, Collection The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires the attacker to invoke the importprofile function of /api/upload and inject directory-traversal sequences into the fileName argument on an H3C Magic NX15 (V100R017) device. The critical limiting factor is PR:H: per the CVSS vector the attacker must already possess high/administrative privileges on the router's management interface, so this is a post-authentication flaw rather than an unauthenticated remote compromise. No user interaction is needed (UI:N) and it is network-reachable (AV:N), but practical exploitation depends on prior access to or compromise of privileged router credentials. |
| Impact | This is a low-priority issue despite being remotely reachable. The provided CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N) with all impact metrics set to Low yields a base score of only 2.0, and the key limiting factor is PR:H - the attacker must already hold high (administrative) privileges on the device, which drastically reduces real-world risk. EPSS is not provided and the CVE is NOT on CISA KEV, so there is no evidence of active exploitation; the only strong positive signal is that public exploit code exists (confirmed via the GitHub repository and VulDB E:P 'Proof-of-Concept' exploit maturity). Note a meaningful discrepancy: the referenced exploit is titled 'importprofile_arbitrary_file_write', implying arbitrary file write, whereas the CVE text and CWE-22 frame this purely as path traversal - arbitrary file write on an embedded router could plausibly justify higher integrity impact than the VulDB-assigned VI:L, so defenders should verify the true impact with the vendor/PoC. Overall: a real but low-severity post-authentication flaw, not an urgent widespread threat. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who has already authenticated to the H3C Magic NX15 router's management interface with high privileges sends a crafted request to /api/upload invoking the importprofile function with a manipulated fileName parameter containing traversal sequences (e.g. ../../), writing or reading a file outside the intended directory. Public exploit code is available (GitHub: XxingGoD/H3C-NX15-R017-Vulns), lowering the effort to reproduce. Because PR:H is required, exploitation is realistic mainly for already-authorized or credential-compromised actors. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 19, 2026
Path traversal in the H3C Magic NX15 router (firmware V100R017) allows a user who already holds administrative rights on the device's management interface to write files outside the intended import location by supplying directory-traversal sequences in the fileName argument of the importprofile function at /api/upload. The flaw is network-reachable and needs no user interaction, but the CVSS vector specifies PR:H, so it is a post-authentication issue that presupposes privileged router credentials rather than an unauthenticated remote compromise; impact is limited to low confidentiality, integrity and availability effects, which is reflected in the low base score. Publicly available exploit code exists - a GitHub repository documenting the arbitrary file write against NX15R017 has been published - but exploitation has not been confirmed as active (no CISA KEV listing), and the overall risk is low-priority despite remote reachability.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch was identified at time of analysis; the vendor was contacted early about the disclosure, so administrators should monitor H3C support channels and the VulDB entry at https://vuldb.com/vuln/422420 for a fixed firmware release and apply it as soon as it is published. Until then, the most effective compensating control is to eliminate the prerequisite privilege exposure: keep the web management interface on a trusted management VLAN only, disable WAN-side and cloud/remote-management access to the admin UI, and restrict reachability of /api/upload to a short list of administrative source IPs - the trade-off is loss of convenient remote administration. Rotate administrative credentials and remove unused admin accounts, since exploitation requires high privileges (PR:H) and any credential compromise turns this into a usable file-write primitive; enabling centralized admin authentication or RADIUS-backed login where supported raises the bar further. Where an inline WAF or reverse proxy fronts the device, reject multipart upload requests whose fileName parameter contains traversal sequences ('../', encoded variants, or absolute paths) and log any such attempt to /api/upload - this may break legitimate profile imports if rules are too broad, so validate rules against normal backup/restore workflows. Finally, monitor firmware integrity and unexpected configuration file changes, and refer to the public proof-of-concept at https://github.com/XxingGoD/H3C-NX15-R017-Vulns/tree/main/H3C/NX15R017/importprofile_arbitrary_file_write to build detection signatures for exploitation attempts.
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The issue is a classic CWE-22 path traversal in the file-handling logic behind the router's profile import feature. The web management service exposes /api/upload, and its importprofile function takes a caller-supplied fileName value and uses it to construct a destination path without adequately neutralizing '../' sequences or absolute-path components. Because the value is not canonicalized and validated against the intended import directory, an authenticated administrator can direct the write to arbitrary filesystem locations reachable by the web service, which on embedded router firmware can affect configuration or executable content. The provided CPE (cpe:2.3:a:h3c:magic_nx15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) uses a wildcard version, indicating the record does not constrain the affected firmware beyond the reported V100R017 build, so the exposure surface is best confirmed per device against the VulDB entry and the published PoC. The CVSS 4.0 vector carries E:P (proof-of-concept exploit code exists) and PR:H, and the independently assessed CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L) agrees that the flaw is network-reachable but gated behind administrative access, keeping technical severity modest.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/E:P
Network-reachable management API (AV:N/AC:L) but requires administrative privileges (PR:H); path traversal yields limited read/write giving Low confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
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3DescriptionCVE.org
A weakness has been identified in H3C Magic NX15 V100R017. This affects the function importprofile of the file /api/upload. This manipulation of the argument fileName causes path traversal. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.
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Path traversal exploits occur when applications use user-controlled input to construct file system paths without proper validation.
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