CVE-2023-48249 Path traversal in Nexo cordless nutrunner NXA011S-36V (0608842011)

Medium 6.5 Published 10 Jan 2024 Updated 17 Jun 2025

An authenticated attacker can list arbitrary system folders and steal session cookies via path traversal in Bosch Nexo cordless nutrunners.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2023-48249?

CVE-2023-48249 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Rexroth Nexo cordless nutrunner NXA011S-36V (0608842011), published on 10 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The vulnerability allows an authenticated remote attacker to list arbitrary folders in all paths of the system under the context of the application OS user (“root”) via a crafted HTTP request. By abusing this vulnerability, it is possible to steal session cookies of other active users.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-48249?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Bosch Nexo-Os.

How do I fix CVE-2023-48249?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-48249 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2023-48249 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-48249 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8mwh-2jgw-x22m.