Directory traversal vulnerability on the Emerson Network Power Avocent MergePoint Unity 2016 (aka MPU2016) KVM switch with firmware 1.9.16473 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by reading the /etc/passwd file.
CVE-2013-6030 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from emerson organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.
2014-01-24T04:38:09.620
2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Deferred
CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
10.0
2.9
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware | emerson | network_power_avocent_mergepoint_unity_2016_firmware | 1.9.16473 | Yes |
| Operating System | emerson | network_power_avocent_mergepoint_unity_2016_firmware | 1.9.16473 | Yes |
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