Unathenticated directory traversal in the DownloadServlet class execute() method can lead to arbitrary file reads in HPE Pay Per Use (PPU)…

published 2020-09-23 6y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-17340

cvss: 7.5; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.6%; EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
public exploits: 0; none known

Unathenticated directory traversal in the DownloadServlet class execute() method can lead to arbitrary file reads in HPE Pay Per Use (PPU) Utility Computing Service (UCS) Meter version 1.9.

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Exploit prediction

1.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

n/a HPE Pay Per Use (PPU) Utility Computing Service (UCS) Meter

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

support.hpe.com /hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbgn04037en_us
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-24624
NVD CVE-2020-24624

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