A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in DriveLock . The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-5491 . The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
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VDB-357882 · CVE-2026-5491 · GCVE-0-2026-5491
DRIVELOCK PATH TRAVERSAL
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CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score
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Summaryinfo
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in DriveLock. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-5491. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.
Detailsinfo
A vulnerability was found in DriveLock (version unknown). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.
The advisory is available at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-5491. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
Productinfo
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DriveLock
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CVSSv3info
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv2info
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Exploitinginfo
Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo
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Countermeasuresinfo
Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo
04/16/2026 Advisory disclosed
04/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update
Sourcesinfo
Advisory: zerodayinitiative.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-5491 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-5491
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-357882
Entryinfo
Created: 04/16/2026 07:37
Changes: 04/16/2026 07:37 (48)
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Cache ID: 99:8B0:101
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