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CVE-2025-50819

Directory traversal vulnerability in beiyuouo arxiv-daily thru 2025-05-06 (commit fad168770b0e68aef3e5acfa16bb2e7a7765d687) when parsing the the topic.yml file in the generation logic in daily_arxiv.py.

HIGH 7.1EPSS 0.29%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.29%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in beiyuouo arxiv-daily thru 2025-05-06 (commit fad168770b0e68aef3e5acfa16bb2e7a7765d687) when parsing the the topic.yml file in the generation logic in daily_arxiv.py.

CVSS 3.1
7.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.29% probability · 22th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-22
Source
cve@mitre.org

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