CVE-2019-4423: IBM Sterling File Gateway

Medium severity, CVSS 5.3. EPSS: 2.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

IBM Sterling File Gateway 2.2.0.0 through 6.0.1.0 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 162769.

Affected products

• IBM Sterling File Gateway: from 2.2.0.0, up to and including 6.0.1.0

Published 2019-09-30. Last modified 2026-06-17.