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Vulnerability record · CVE-2023-45689 · published 16 October 2023

CVE-2023-45689: Southrivertech titan mft server path traversal vulnerability

Southrivertech · Titan Mft Server

Lack of sufficient path validation in South River Technologies' Titan MFT and Titan SFTP servers on Windows and Linux allows an authenticated attacker with administrative privileges to read any file on the filesystem via path traversal

6.5 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.82% · top 44.6% CWE-22 · Path traversal
6.5CVSS 3.1 base score
0.82%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Lack of sufficient path validation in South River Technologies' Titan MFT and Titan SFTP servers on Windows and Linux allows an authenticated attacker with administrative privileges to read any file on the filesystem via path traversal

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
https://helpdesk.southrivertech.com/portal/en/kb/articles/security-patch-for-issues-cve-2023-45685-through-cve-2023-4569 Vendor Advisory
https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2023/10/16/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-south-river-technologies-titan-mft-and-titan-sft ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://helpdesk.southrivertech.com/portal/en/kb/articles/security-patch-for-issues-cve-2023-45685-through-cve-2023-4569 Vendor Advisory
https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2023/10/16/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-south-river-technologies-titan-mft-and-titan-sft ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2023-45689), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.