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BugTracker.NET EUVDEUVD-2026-94285

| CVE-2026-92533 HIGH
Path Traversal: '../filedir' (CWE-24)
2026-10-07 INCIBE GHSA-4gg8-j6f5-xp7v
7.1
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: INCIBE
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Attack ChainAIDerived

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

  1. Access
    Authenticate with low-privilege account
  2. Delivery
    Request file download endpoint
  3. Exploit
    Inject path traversal in filename parameter
  4. Execution
    Read arbitrary files as service account
  5. Impact
    Exfiltrate credentials/config data

Vulnerability Assessment

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

Requires a valid authenticated session to BugTracker.NET (PR:L) - any application account able to reach the file download component that accepts a user-supplied filename parameter; exploitation is remote and needs no user interaction (UI:N) or special attack prerequisites (AC:L/AT:N). Limiting factors: the attacker must first obtain or register an account, and the data obtainable is bounded to files readable by the OS account under which the web application runs, so impact scales with that account's filesystem permissions. There is no indication exploitation depends on a non-default configuration; the vulnerable download feature is a core component.

Impact

This is a moderate-severity, authentication-gated information-disclosure flaw rather than a top-tier emergency. The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity attack that requires low-level privileges (PR:L) - i.e., any authenticated application account - and yields high confidentiality impact with no integrity or availability impact, consistent with read-only path traversal (CWE-24). No EPSS score, CISA KEV listing, or public POC was provided in the intelligence, so there is no signal of active or probable exploitation; this is a high-ish-CVSS issue whose real-world urgency is tempered by the authentication requirement and the absence of exploitation indicators. The signals are internally consistent - the description (authenticated remote attacker reading files outside the intended directory) matches the vector's PR:L and VC:H/VI:N/VA:N - so there is no vector-versus-description conflict to flag. The practical ceiling on impact is that the attacker can only read files accessible to the service account, so exposure depends on the privileges of the account running BugTracker.NET. Treat as a prioritized patch for internet-exposed or multi-tenant instances, but not a drop-everything KEV-class event absent any exploitation evidence.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who holds any valid BugTracker.NET account (self-registered or low-privilege) requests a file download and substitutes a traversal sequence (e.g. ../../) in the filename parameter to step outside the intended attachment directory. The server returns the contents of arbitrary files readable by the application's service account, such as configuration files containing database credentials or connection strings. No public exploit code was identified at the time of analysis, and because the flaw requires only low privileges and low attack complexity, exploitation is trivial once an account is obtained.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 07, 2026

Path traversal in the BugTracker.NET file download component allows an authenticated remote attacker to read files outside the intended download directory by supplying a manipulated filename parameter, exposing any file readable by the account running the web application. Exploitation requires a valid BugTracker.NET session (any account able to reach the download handler that accepts a user-supplied filename) and no user interaction; the blast radius is bounded by the operating-system permissions of the application's service account, so a hardened, least-privilege IIS identity materially limits the disclosure. The issue is rated 7.1 (CVSS 4.0) with high confidentiality impact and no integrity or availability effect, and there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, though the low attack complexity and widespread wildcard CPE coverage make the class of bug attractive to post-authentication attackers who already hold a low-privileged account.

RemediationAI

No vendor-released patch was identified in the available intelligence at time of analysis; monitor the INCIBE advisory at https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/multiple-vulnerabilities-bugtrackernet and the BugTracker.NET project release channel, and apply an upgraded build as soon as the vendor publishes one. For source-based deployments, the durable fix is to canonicalize the requested path (for example via Path.GetFullPath) and reject any result that does not start with the configured download root, plus reject filenames containing directory separators and percent-encoded traversal sequences. In the interim, the highest-value compensating control is to run the IIS application pool under a dedicated low-privilege identity whose filesystem read access excludes web.config, connection-string stores, application logs and system directories - this caps disclosure even if traversal succeeds, at the cost of re-verifying that legitimate attachment storage and upload paths remain writable. If the download component is not business-critical, disable or remove it (trade-off: attachment retrieval breaks), and if it is required, restrict it to trusted roles or an IP allowlist and log all filename parameters for detection, accepting reduced self-service access for non-privileged users. Removing or restricting anonymous and self-registration enrollment reduces the population able to obtain the authenticated session the attack requires, and blocking outbound paths is not applicable here since the risk is inbound file disclosure. Also review whether the account under which BugTracker.NET runs holds shared credentials, since any readable secret on disk should be rotated once exposure is suspected.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

BugTracker.NET is an open-source ASP.NET issue-tracking application commonly hosted on IIS; its file download component streams attachments and other stored files to the browser based on a filename value supplied by the client. CWE-24 (Path Traversal: '../filedir') describes the root cause precisely: the handler concatenates user input into a filesystem path without canonicalizing it or verifying that the resolved path remains inside the intended download root, so sequences such as ../ or encoded equivalents escape the directory boundary. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:bugtracker.net:bugtracker.net:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* uses a wildcard version, meaning no fixed release is enumerated in the available intelligence and all shipped versions of the product should be treated as potentially affected; the upstream project publishes releases rather than per-CVE advisories in the data provided. Because the vulnerable code runs under the identity of the IIS application pool, the sensitivity of what can be read - configuration files such as web.config with database connection strings, log files, or OS files - depends entirely on that identity's read permissions rather than on the traversal itself.

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Severity by source

Vendor (INCIBE) PRIMARY 7.1 HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI 6.5 MEDIUM

Network-reachable download feature exploitable by any low-privileged authenticated account (PR:L, AC:L), yielding arbitrary file read (C:H) with no write or availability impact (I:N/A:N).

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

Primary rating from Vendor (INCIBE).

CVSS VectorVendor: INCIBE

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Path traversal vulnerability in the BugTracker.NET file download component. The parameter used to specify the file name does not properly validate user-supplied paths. An authenticated remote attacker could enter a manipulated path to access files located outside the intended directory. Successful exploitation could allow the attacker to read system files accessible to the account used by the application.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

BugTracker.NET contains an unpatched path-traversal flaw in its file download handler that lets anyone holding a valid application account read arbitrary files accessible to the web server's service identity. Because BugTracker.NET is typically deployed as an internal issue-tracking system with broad employee access, the population of potential abusers is large and trusted, turning an ordinary user account into a file-disclosure primitive against source code, configuration, and credential material on the host. Leadership should care because the exposure is bounded only by the IIS service account's privileges, so any over-permissioned deployment effectively widens the disclosure to the entire server.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: run the IIS application pool under a hardened least-privilege identity with no rights beyond the BugTracker.NET directory; remove sensitive files (configuration, connection strings, backups, keys) from paths readable by that identity; block path-traversal sequences in the filename parameter via WAF or reverse proxy; restrict or disable the file download handler for untrusted roles; enforce MFA and network segmentation for application access; and monitor download-handler logs for traversal attempts.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 72% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche open-source ASP.NET bug tracker, limited enterprise footprint
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

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 0.4%
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
Partial

Priority Score

36
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +36
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.

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