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CVE-2025-8356 (GCVE-0-2025-8356)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-08 15:40 – Updated: 2026-02-26 17:49
VLAI
Title
Path Traversal leading to RCE
Summary
In Xerox FreeFlow Core version 8.0.4, an attacker can exploit a Path Traversal vulnerability to access unauthorized files on the server. This can lead to Remote Code Execution (RCE), allowing the attacker to run arbitrary commands on the system.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-08-19 03:55 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
  • CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Xerox FreeFlow Core Affected: 0 , < 8.0.5 (custom)
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2025-08-08 15:40
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