Vulnerability · Published Jul 29, 2026 · Assigned by zdi
CVE-2026-5489DriveLock Directory Traversal Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity path traversal in DriveLock from DriveLock. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.5% (higher than 75% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
DriveLock Directory Traversal Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of DriveLock. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the web service, which listens on TCP port 4568 by default. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose information in the context of the service account. Was ZDI-CAN-28719.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
References
- ZDI-26-285 x_research-advisory
- vendor-provided URL vendor-advisory