# CVE-2023-6407: Path traversal in Easy UPS Online Monitoring Software

> A local low-privileged attacker can delete arbitrary files upon service restart in Schneider Electric Easy UPS Online Monitoring Software.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 25 Feb 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-94j2-x7q3-948j

## What is CVE-2023-6407?

CVE-2023-6407 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Schneider Electric Easy UPS Online Monitoring Software, published on 14 Dec 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
vulnerability exists that could cause arbitrary file deletion upon service restart when accessed by
a local and low-privileged attacker.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6407?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Schneider-Electric Easy Ups Online Monitoring Software.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-6407?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6407 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-6407 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6407 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-6407 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-6407 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Schneider Electric Easy UPS Online Monitoring Software, published on 14 Dec 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6407 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Schneider Electric Easy UPS Online Monitoring Software. 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-2023-6407/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6407/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6407
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6407
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-6407

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6407/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.