Path Traversal leading to RCE

published 2025-08-08 15 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-23999

cvss: 9.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 19.4%; EPSS 19.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits: 0; none known

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.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

Xerox FreeFlow Core 8.0.5

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 14 mo ago (2025-08-19)

Exploit prediction

19.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

horizon3.ai https://horizon3.ai/attack-research/attack-blogs/from-support-ticket-to-zero-day/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Xerox FreeFlow Core

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

CVE List CVE-2025-8356
NVD CVE-2025-8356

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Summary