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CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

9,506
Assigned CVEs
8th
Commonality Rank
7.1
Avg CVSS
1.0%
In CISA KEV

Volume and Severity of Assigned CVEs Over Time

Volume of CVEs assigned to CWE-22 and their average CVSS base score over time.

Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
Feb 16, 2001
25 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Jul 23, 2026
1 day ago

Top CVEs Assigned This CWE

Top CVEs that have been assigned this CWE. A single CVE can have multiple CWE assignments, though many have just one.

9,506 CVEs · Highest risk first

CVEPublishedCVSSRiskKEVExploit
CVE-2024-32113CRITICAL
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Apache OFBiz.This issue affects Apache OFBiz: before 18.12.13. Users are recommende
May 8, 20249.899YESYES
CVE-2024-23897CRITICAL
Jenkins 2.441 and earlier, LTS 2.426.2 and earlier does not disable a feature of its CLI command parser that replaces an '@' character followed by a file path in an argument with t
Jan 24, 20249.899YESYES
CVE-2021-42013CRITICAL
It was found that the fix for CVE-2021-41773 in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.50 was insufficient. An attacker could use a path traversal attack to map URLs to files outside the directori
Oct 7, 20219.899YESYES
CVE-2021-41773CRITICAL
A flaw was found in a change made to path normalization in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.49. An attacker could use a path traversal attack to map URLs to files outside the directories con
Oct 5, 20219.899YESYES
CVE-2021-21972CRITICAL
The vSphere Client (HTML5) contains a remote code execution vulnerability in a vCenter Server plugin. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 may exploit this issue to ex
Feb 24, 20219.899YESYES
CVE-2020-5902CRITICAL
In BIG-IP versions 15.0.0-15.1.0.3, 14.1.0-14.1.2.5, 13.1.0-13.1.3.3, 12.1.0-12.1.5.1, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.1, the Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI), also referred to as the Co
Jul 1, 20209.899YESYES
CVE-2019-19781CRITICAL
An issue was discovered in Citrix Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and Gateway 10.5, 11.1, 12.0, 12.1, and 13.0. They allow Directory Traversal.
Dec 27, 20199.899YESYES
CVE-2019-16278CRITICAL
Directory Traversal in the function http_verify in nostromo nhttpd through 1.9.6 allows an attacker to achieve remote code execution via a crafted HTTP request.
Oct 14, 20199.899YESYES
CVE-2018-13379CRITICAL
An Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ("Path Traversal") in Fortinet FortiOS 6.0.0 to 6.0.4, 5.6.3 to 5.6.7 and 5.4.6 to 5.4.12 and FortiProxy 2.0.0, 1.2.0
Jun 4, 20199.899YESYES
CVE-2019-11510CRITICAL
In Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) 8.2 before 8.2R12.1, 8.3 before 8.3R7.1, and 9.0 before 9.0R3.4, an unauthenticated remote attacker can send a specially crafted URI to p
May 8, 201910.099YESYES
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CVE Severity & Scoring

This CWEGlobal (All CVEs)
0.0-0.9
1.0-1.9
2.0-2.9
3.0-3.9
10%
4.0-4.9
15%
19%
5.0-5.9
17%
16%
6.0-6.9
31%
26%
7.0-7.9
12%
11%
8.0-8.9
15%
14%
9.0-10.0
unknown
CVSS Score Range

Exploit Exposure

Exploit activity across CVEs assigned to this CWE, including CVEs that carry other CWE assignments.

CISA KEV
91 CVEs
1.0% of CVEs· 90th percentile
Metasploit
210 CVEs
2.2% of CVEs· 93rd percentile
Nuclei
582 CVEs
6.1% of CVEs· 97th percentile
ExploitDB
1,444 CVEs
15.2% of CVEs· 99th percentile

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Media Mentions

Media articles that mention CVE IDs assigned to this CWE. This is assigned-CVE coverage, not mentions of the CWE label itself.

Top Affected Vendors

Top Affected Products