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Frauscher FDS 102 EUVDEUVD-2026-63218

| CVE-2026-14947 HIGH
Path Traversal: '../filedir' (CWE-24)
2026-08-20 CERTVDE GHSA-8975-93jm-6c5q
8.6
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: CERTVDE
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Obtain high-privileged FDS 102 credentials
  2. Delivery
    Craft ZIP archive with '../' path traversal entries
  3. Exploit
    Authenticate to FDS 102 administrative interface
  4. Execution
    Upload malicious archive via file upload feature
  5. Persist
    Server extracts ZIP, writing files to arbitrary filesystem paths
  6. Impact
    Execute planted payload to achieve remote code execution

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V5 - File Handling Path traversal prevention
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the attacker to hold high-privileged (administrative) credentials on the FDS 102 - this is explicitly encoded as PR:H in the CVSS 4.0 vector and described as 'high-privileged remote attacker' in the advisory. The ZIP archive upload functionality must be accessible to that authenticated session; if upload capability is restricted to specific roles or disabled, exploitation is blocked. Exploitation is limited by the credential requirement: unauthenticated remote attackers cannot trigger the vulnerability. The wildcard CPE version implies no firmware version is exempt, so the version of FDS 102 firmware does not itself limit exposure. No additional non-default configuration is stated as required beyond possessing a valid high-privileged account.

Impact

The CVSS 4.0 score of 8.6 reflects high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact on the vulnerable system itself, with no subsequent-system impact (SC:N/SI:N/SA:N), meaning the blast radius is contained to the FDS 102 device. The PR:H requirement is a meaningful risk mitigator: an attacker must first obtain high-privileged credentials, substantially narrowing the realistic threat population to insiders, credential-theft victims, or attackers who have already compromised an administrative account. No EPSS score is available in the provided data, and this CVE is absent from the CISA KEV catalog, indicating no confirmed active exploitation at time of analysis. The SSVC exploitation dimension is 'none' at time of analysis, though the automatable dimension is low given the authentication gate. For railway and critical infrastructure operators, the combination of industrial context, potential full-system compromise, and the ease of exploitation once authenticated warrants prioritized patching over standard enterprise timelines. The wildcard CPE version field (*) implies all FDS 102 firmware versions may be affected.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker with stolen or insider high-privileged credentials to the FDS 102 administrative interface crafts a ZIP archive whose entries use '../' sequences to target writable locations outside the extraction directory - for example, planting a web shell in the application's web root or overwriting a startup script. Upon uploading and triggering extraction, the server writes the malicious file to the traversed path, after which the attacker executes code under the server process context, achieving full system compromise. No public proof-of-concept has been identified at time of analysis, but zip-slip exploitation is a well-understood and easily replicated technique.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.9% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 20, 2026

Zip-slip path traversal in Frauscher FDS 102 enables a high-privileged remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the server and achieve full system compromise. By uploading a specially crafted ZIP archive containing entries with directory traversal sequences (e.g., ../../etc/cron.d/backdoor), an authenticated attacker can escape the intended extraction directory and plant executable content in sensitive filesystem locations. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis, but the direct path from file write to code execution makes this a critical post-authentication escalation risk in industrial environments.

RemediationAI

No exact patched version number is confirmed in the available data; the CERTVDE advisory at https://www.certvde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2026-078/ should be consulted for vendor-released firmware updates and any specific fix versions from Frauscher Sensortechnik. As a compensating control, restrict access to the FDS 102 administrative interface at the network perimeter so that only authorized engineering workstations can reach the upload endpoint - note this does not eliminate risk if insider threat or credential theft is the attack path. Review and enforce least-privilege policies for user accounts with ZIP upload capability, downgrading or removing that permission for accounts that do not operationally require it. Additionally, monitor filesystem integrity on the FDS 102 for unexpected file writes outside designated data directories as a detection mechanism while awaiting an official patch.

Affected VersionsENISA

FDS 102 2.8.0 ≤2.13.3

Affected Packages

euvd fds_102 no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Frauscher Sensortechnik FDS 102 is an industrial field detection system used in railway and transportation infrastructure, identified via CPE cpe:2.3:a:frauscher_sensortechnik:fds_102:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-24 (Path Traversal: '../filedir'), the canonical 'zip-slip' class of flaw where server-side archive extraction logic fails to normalize or reject entry paths containing '../' sequences before resolving destination paths on disk. When the application decompresses attacker-controlled ZIP archives without sanitizing entry names against a canonical base directory, entries like ../../var/www/html/webshell.php resolve outside the extraction sandbox. The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N) confirms the attack is fully network-delivered with no environmental preconditions beyond possessing high-privileged credentials.

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Severity by source

Vendor (CERTVDE) PRIMARY 8.6 HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI 9.1 CRITICAL

Network-delivered zip upload requires authenticated high-privileged session (PR:H); arbitrary file write outside extraction sandbox constitutes scope change (S:C), enabling full C/I/A impact.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (CERTVDE).

CVSS VectorVendor: CERTVDE

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
High
Vulnerable system: Integrity
High
Vulnerable system: Availability
High
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

A high-privileged remote attacker can upload malicious ZIP archive containing directory traversal sequences such as ../ can escape the intended extraction directory and write files to arbitrary locations on the server, potentially achieve arbitrary code execution due to improper validation of archive entry paths before writing files to disk which could result in full system compromise.

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Why It Matters

Frauscher FDS 102 contains a critical path traversal vulnerability (CVE-2026-14947, CVSS 8.6) that allows authenticated attackers to overwrite arbitrary system files through ZIP upload and achieve full system compromise. This poses substantial risk to industrial operations, as attackers with valid credentials can gain complete control of affected servers and their connected processes.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Until vendor patch availability: Restrict ZIP upload access to a trusted network segment and limit upload permissions via role-based access controls to essential personnel only; implement file integrity monitoring and real-time alerting for system-critical directories; maintain secure offline backups of critical configuration files; monitor Frauscher security advisories weekly for patch release notices.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.9%
Top 42% exploitable
Prevalence
Rare
specialized railway sensor system, narrow industrial niche
Social Media
1
Sightings
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.9%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

44
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +43
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Path traversal exploits occur when applications use user-controlled input to construct file system paths without proper validation.

Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.

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