CVE-2025-9801 json
SimStudioAI sim path traversal
published 2025-09-01 14 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-26364
- cvss
- 5.4
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 55%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A security vulnerability has been detected in SimStudioAI sim up to ed9b9ad83f1a7c61f4392787fb51837d34eeb0af. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument filePath leads to path traversal. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. This product follows a rolling release approach for continuous delivery, so version details for affected or updated releases are not provided. The identifier of the patch is 45372aece5e05e04b417442417416a52e90ba174. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.
Patch / fix
- sim sim 0.3.40
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 14 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/simstudioai/sim/issues/959#issue-3320697951 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- github.com https://github.com/simstudioai/sim/issues/959 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 5.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P |
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C |
| CNA | 3.0 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C |
| CNA | 2.0 | 5.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C |
| CNA | 4.0 | 2.1 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 2.0 | 5.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- SimStudioAI sim
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
-
github.com
/simstudioai/sim/commit/45372aece5e05e04b417442417416a52e90ba174
patch
-
github.com
/simstudioai/sim/issues/959#issuecomment-3221311557
issue-tracking, patch
-
github.com
/simstudioai/sim/issues/959#issue-3320697951
exploit, issue-tracking, vendor-advisory
-
github.com
/simstudioai/sim/issues/959
issue-tracking, exploit, vendor-advisory
-
vuldb.com
/?id.322116
vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
-
vuldb.com
/?ctiid.322116
signature, permissions-required, vdb-entry
-
vuldb.com
/?submit.641130
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-9801
- NVD CVE-2025-9801
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