CVE-2025-40898
Path traversal in Import Arc data archive functionality in Guardian/CMC before 25.5.0
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.2 High
- Published
- Dec 18, 2025
- Updated
- Aug 11, 2026
- Reserved
- Apr 16, 2025
Description
A path traversal vulnerability was discovered in the Import Arc data archive functionality due to insufficient validation of the input file. An authenticated user with limited privileges, by uploading a specifically-crafted Arc data archive, can potentially write arbitrary files in arbitrary paths, altering the device configuration and/or affecting its availability.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 7.2 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | Nozomi |
| 3.1 | 8.1 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H | Nozomi |
Weaknesses
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
GuardianNozomi Networks |
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CMCNozomi Networks |
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References
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