Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessReach upload API over network
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DeliveryCraft request with path traversal filename
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ExploitWrite file outside upload directory
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ExecutionOverwrite executable or config file
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ImpactAchieve code execution / disrupt service
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V5 - File Handling File name/path control
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires network reachability to the Datiphy Data Management Center upload API endpoint on a vulnerable instance (v8.3.0-v8.5.1); no authentication, credentials, or user interaction are needed per the CVSS 4.0 vector (PR:N/UI:N/AT:N). The concrete prerequisite is the ability to reach the upload endpoint and supply a file name or path containing relative ('../') or absolute path sequences. The main limiting factor is exposure: appliances confined to isolated management networks are far harder to reach, and the achievable impact depends on the write permissions of the service account and which sensitive paths are writable on the target host. |
| Impact | This is a genuine high-priority issue rather than an inflated CVSS score. The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N) describes fully remote, low-complexity exploitation with no authentication and no user interaction, and the impact metrics (VI:H/VA:H plus subsequent SI:H/SA:H) reflect that arbitrary file write can cascade into full compromise of both the application and its host. No EPSS score, KEV listing, or POC is present in the provided data, so exploitation is not confirmed in the wild; however, arbitrary-write-to-RCE is a well-understood and highly automatable pattern, so the absence of a published exploit should not be read as low risk. The only meaningful uncertainty is confidentiality impact - the vendor vector sets VC:N/C:N, implying no direct data disclosure, which is plausible for a pure write primitive but worth verifying since arbitrary write frequently enables indirect disclosure. Given no auth barrier and a network vector, any operator exposing this appliance should treat it as urgent regardless of organization size. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker with only network access to the appliance sends a crafted request to the upload API with a filename containing '../../' or an absolute path, causing the service to write attacker-controlled content into a sensitive location such as a web root, startup script, or configuration file. By overwriting an executable or scheduled/loaded file, the attacker escalates the write primitive to code execution on the host. No public exploit is identified yet, but the low complexity and lack of authentication make development trivial. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Aug 21, 2026
Arbitrary file write in Datiphy Data Management Center versions 8.3.0 through 8.5.1 lets a remote, unauthenticated attacker place files anywhere on the host by abusing the upload API endpoint, which fails to constrain attacker-supplied file names or paths. Because uploaded content can escape the intended upload directory using relative or absolute path sequences, an attacker can overwrite critical files or drop executable payloads, threatening integrity and availability of the appliance. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, but the CVSS 4.0 base score of 9.3 and lack of any authentication or user-interaction requirement make this straightforward to weaponize.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch version is identified in the available data, so the specific fixed release could not be confirmed - consult the ZUSO advisory (https://zuso.ai/advisory) and Datiphy directly for an upgrade beyond 8.5.1 as the primary fix. Until a patched build is confirmed, apply compensating controls: restrict network reachability of the upload API endpoint to trusted management networks or a VPN (trade-off: breaks remote uploads from untrusted clients), place a reverse proxy or WAF rule that rejects requests whose upload parameters contain path-traversal sequences ('../', leading '/', or encoded variants), and tighten filesystem permissions so the service account cannot write outside its intended upload directory (trade-off: may break legitimate features that rely on broader write access). Monitor the appliance filesystem and upload logs for unexpected writes as a detective control.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The flaw is a CWE-73 (External Control of File Name or Path) weakness in the product's upload API. Datiphy Data Management Center is a database activity monitoring and data-security governance platform, and its upload handler takes a client-supplied path/filename and uses it to write to disk without normalizing or canonicalizing the target against a fixed base directory. Sequences such as '../' or absolute paths ('/etc/...') therefore resolve outside the sandboxed upload folder. The affected CPE is cpe:2.3:a:datiphy_inc.:data_management_center, spanning the 8.3.0-8.5.1 release line; the root cause is missing path canonicalization/allow-listing before the write operation.
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Severity by source
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:H/SA:H
Remote unauthenticated upload with no user interaction gives AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N; arbitrary file write drives I:H and A:H while direct confidentiality impact is absent (C:N).
Primary rating from Vendor (ZUSO ART).
CVSS VectorVendor: ZUSO ART
DescriptionCVE.org
External Control of File Name or Path in the upload API endpoint of Datiphy Data Management Center from v8.3.0 through v8.5.1 allows a remote attacker to write files to arbitrary locations outside the intended upload directory via relative or absolute path sequences.
Executive ViewAI
Datiphy Data Management Center versions 8.3.0 through 8.5.1 contain a critical arbitrary file write vulnerability enabling unauthenticated remote attackers to overwrite critical system files or deploy malicious code, directly threatening system integrity and availability. Organizations running affected versions have no immediate vendor patch and face urgent risk of data compromise or service disruption. Remediation requires immediate network isolation and compensating controls.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: restrict network access to the upload API endpoint using firewall and network segmentation; deploy Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block path traversal requests; implement file integrity monitoring on critical system directories; enable comprehensive logging and monitoring of file upload activities; consider temporarily disabling the upload feature pending vendor patch availability.
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Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
EUVD-2026-63797
GHSA-3g7v-7vpf-gwmm
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