Weakness / #6
CWE-22: Path traversal in CISA KEV
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Answer 79 KEV entries list CWE-22 (Path traversal) as of catalog 2026.09.23, 4.6% of the catalog and rank 6 of 185 weaknesses. The most affected vendor is Rails (3).
Crafted file paths such as ../ let an attacker read or write files outside the intended directory.
- KEV entries
- 794.6% of catalog
- Vendors
- 55affected
- Ransomware: known
- 2734.2%
- First added
- 2021-11-03
- Latest added
- 2026-09-22
VVendors
TAdditions by year
| Year | Added |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 |
| 2022 | 22 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2025 | 13 |
| 2026 | 11 |
PProducts
| Product | Entries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rails Ruby on Rails | 3 | 3.8% |
| Adobe ColdFusion | 2 | 2.5% |
| Samsung MagicINFO 9 Server | 2 | 2.5% |
| SimpleHelp SimpleHelp | 2 | 2.5% |
| SAP NetWeaver | 2 | 2.5% |
| Mitel MiCollab | 2 | 2.5% |
| DrayTek VigorConnect | 2 | 2.5% |
| Fortinet FortiOS | 2 | 2.5% |
EAll entries
Cite this
79 CISA KEV entries list CWE-22 (Path traversal), 4.6% of the catalog. Source: Telemetry analysis of the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, version 2026.09.23 (released 2026-09-23). https://glide-telemetry.pages.dev/cwe/cwe-22/
Source: CISA KEV catalog v2026.09.23, released 2026-09-23. Windows end 2026-09-23.