VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2025-40898

A path traversal vulnerability was discovered in the Import Arc data archive functionality due to insufficient validation of the input file.

HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.40%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.40%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

A path traversal vulnerability was discovered in the Import Arc data archive functionality due to insufficient validation of the input file. An authenticated user with limited privileges, by uploading a specifically-crafted Arc data archive, can potentially write arbitrary files in arbitrary paths, altering the device configuration and/or affecting its availability.

CVSS 4.0: 7.2 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
EPSS: 0.40% probability · 33th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-22
Affected: nozominetworks/cmc · nozominetworks/guardian
Source: prodsec@nozominetworks.com

References

https://security.nozominetworks.com/NN-2025:15-01Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-827968.html

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.