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GHSA-7X36-V2P9-4W5J

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-11-06 21:31 – Updated: 2025-11-06 21:31

Details

The specific flaw exists within the Suricata package. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create files in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-28085.

Severity ?

8.8 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2025-12490 (GCVE-0-2025-12490)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-11-06 20:10 – Updated: 2025-11-06 20:44

Summary

Netgate pfSense CE Suricata Path Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files on affected installations of Netgate pfSense. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Suricata package. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create files in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-28085.

Severity ?

8.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

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

Assigner

zdi

References

URL

Tags

	https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-…	x_research-advisory
	https://github.com/pfsense/FreeBSD-ports/commit/3…	vendor-advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Netgate	pfSense	Affected: pfSense 2.8.1, Suricata package 7.0.8_3

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Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-7X36-V2P9-4W5J

CVE-2025-12490 (GCVE-0-2025-12490)

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