# CVE-2023-5390: Path traversal in ControlEdge UOC

> An attacker can read arbitrary files from Honeywell ControlEdge UOC devices, potentially exposing limited device information.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 29 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qj3p-g2m7-rx94

## What is CVE-2023-5390?

CVE-2023-5390 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Honeywell ControlEdge UOC, published on 31 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to files being read from the Honeywell Experion ControlEdge VirtualUOC and ControlEdge UOC. This exploit could be used to read files from the controller that may expose limited information from the device. Honeywell recommends updating to the most recent version of the product. See Honeywell Security Notification for recommendations on upgrading and versioning.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory), CWE-36 (Absolute Path Traversal)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5390?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Honeywell Controledge Unit Operations Controller Firmware, Honeywell Controledge Virtual Unit Operations Controller Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-5390?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5390 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-5390 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5390 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Honeywell ControlEdge UOC

- [CVE-2023-5389](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5389/): File upload in ControlEdge UOC (critical 9.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-5390 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-5390 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Honeywell ControlEdge UOC, published on 31 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5390 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Honeywell ControlEdge UOC. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5390/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5390/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5390
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5390
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5390

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5390/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.