CVE-2012-6069 CRITICAL

CVE-2012-6069: 3S CoDeSys Relative Path Traversal

Vendor 3S-Smart Software Solutions
Product CODESYS Control Runtime embedded
Weakness CWE-23
Published January 21, 2013
Last update July 2, 2025

CVSS base score

10.0/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The CoDeSys Runtime Toolkit’s file transfer functionality does not perform input validation, which allows an attacker to access files and directories outside the intended scope. This may allow an attacker to upload and download any file on the device. This could allow the attacker to affect the availability, integrity, and confidentiality of the device.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 21, 2013 CVE published
July 2, 2025 Record updated