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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-7171 · published 30 March 2018

CVE-2018-7171: Lynxtechnology twonky server path traversal vulnerability

Lynxtechnology · Twonky Server

Directory traversal vulnerability in Twonky Server 7.0.11 through 8.5 allows remote attackers to share the contents of arbitrary directories via a .. (dot dot) in the contentbase parameter to rpc/set_all.

7.5 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 28% · top 2.0% CWE-22 · Path traversal
7.5CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 5.0
28%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 4 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Twonky Server 7.0.11 through 8.5 allows remote attackers to share the contents of arbitrary directories via a .. (dot dot) in the contentbase parameter to rpc/set_all.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146938/TwonkyMedia-Server-7.0.11-8.5-Directory-Traversal.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/mechanico/sharingIsCaring/blob/master/twonky.py Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44350/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146938/TwonkyMedia-Server-7.0.11-8.5-Directory-Traversal.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/mechanico/sharingIsCaring/blob/master/twonky.py Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44350/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-7171), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.