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CVE-2025-40629: Path Traversal vulnerability in PNETLab

8.7 CVSS

Description

PNETLab 4.2.10 does not properly sanitize user inputs in its file access mechanisms. This allows attackers to perform directory traversal by manipulating file paths in HTTP requests. Specifically, the application is vulnerable to requests that access sensitive files outside the intended directory.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-40629

CVSS Base Severity: HIGH

CVSS Base Score: 8.7

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Problem Types

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Affected Products

Vendor: PNETLab

Product: PNETLab

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.29% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 52.0% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-06-14 (when was this score calculated)

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC)

SSVC Exploitation: none

SSVC Technical Impact: partial

SSVC Automatable: true

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-40629
https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/path-traversal-vulnerability-pnetlab

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