CVE-2025-40898

Summary

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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
Nozomi NetworksGuardian0 < 25.5.0affected
Nozomi NetworksCMC0 < 25.5.0affected

Weaknesses

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

Workarounds

Use internal firewall features to limit access to the web management interface. Review all accounts with access to it and delete unnecessary ones.

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: total

Additional References

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