Hazard

Is CVE-2014-0780 being exploited?

Weaponised and widely attempted

Reliable public exploit code exists, or mass exploitation attempts are probable. Patch inside days, not weeks.

InduSoft Web Studio NTWebServer Directory Traversal Vulnerability

InduSoft · Web Studio

CVSS 9.8 EPSS 75% 1 public exploit Fix deadline passed 6 May 2022

What it is

InduSoft Web Studio NTWebServer contains a directory traversal vulnerability that allows remote attackers to read administrative passwords in APP files, allowing for remote code execution.

Why we say that

  • EPSS puts exploitation in the next 30 days at 75%
  • 1 public exploit published
  • CISA's federal remediation deadline (2022-05-06) has passed
  • CVSS 9.8 critical
  • Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue

Every line above comes from a named public source. Where the evidence is thin, we say so rather than inventing confidence — see methodology.

What to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public exploit code

Indexed from Exploit-DB. Presence of code raises urgency; absence does not mean safety.

What it costs when this goes wrong

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