CVE-2024-52885 Path Traversal
Authenticated users can exploit a directory traversal flaw in the File Share application to list files in accessible directories on the gateway.
- 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-2024-52885?
CVE-2024-52885 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in checkpoint Check Point Mobile Access, published on 6 Aug 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Mobile Access Portal's File Share application is vulnerable to a directory traversal attack, allowing an authenticated, malicious end-user (authorized to at least one File Share application) to list the file names of 'nobody'-accessible directories on the Mobile Access gateway.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-52885?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Checkpoint Mobile Access, Checkpoint Remote Access Vpn.
How do I fix CVE-2024-52885?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-52885 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-2024-52885 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-52885 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in checkpoint Check Point Mobile Access
Sources
Also known as GHSA-57xr-3wqm-x7w6.