CVE-2024-26293 Unauthenticated Path Traversal affecting Avid NEXIS
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in the Avid NEXIS Agent to access unauthorized files on the system.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-26293?
CVE-2024-26293 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Avid NEXIS E-series, published on 14 Jul 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Avid Nexis Agent uses a vulnerable gSOAP version. An undocumented vulnerability impacting gSOAP v2.8 makes the application vulnerable to an Unauthenticated Path Traversal vulnerability. This issue affects Avid NEXIS E-series: before 2025.5.1; Avid NEXIS F-series: before 2025.5.1; Avid NEXIS PRO+: before 2025.5.1; System Director Appliance (SDA+): before 2025.5.1.
Weakness: CWE-1395
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-26293?
How do I fix CVE-2024-26293?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-26293 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2024-26293 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-26293 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c6jm-c2gh-rmrv.