# CVE-2024-55401: 4C Strategies Exonaut directory traversal

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-55401-4c-strategies-exonaut-directory-traversal  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-08-07. Updated: 2026-07-05  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-55401 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.5 · Published 2025-08-07

A security vulnerability has been identified in 4C Strategies Exonaut, a software platform used for crisis management and organizational resilience. This flaw allows unauthorized individuals to access files on the server that should be restricted. Such an exploit could lead to the exposure of sensitive configuration data or internal system files, potentially compromising the integrity of the platform's operations.

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-55401 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-55401 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-55401?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 7 August 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** 4C Strategies Exonaut before 21.6.2.1-1, and 22.x before 22.4.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-55401?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2024-55401 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-55401?** Check whether anything you run is named in the advisory. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

A directory traversal vulnerability (CWE-22) exists in 4C Strategies Exonaut versions prior to 21.6.2.1-1 and 22.4. The flaw stems from improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory, which can be exploited by a remote, unauthenticated attacker via network requests. By using specially crafted input containing 'dot-dot-slash' (../) sequences, an attacker can navigate outside the intended web root to read or potentially modify files on the underlying file system. The vulnerability is resolved in versions 21.6.2.1-1 and 22.4.

## Affected products

- 4C Strategies Exonaut before 21.6.2.1-1, and 22.x before 22.4

## Timeline

- 2025-08-07: disclosed
- 2025-08-07: advisory

## References

- [https://gist.github.com/Jowu73/d157080aea62075a4d2c9bcf7a2e399c](https://gist.github.com/Jowu73/d157080aea62075a4d2c9bcf7a2e399c)