CVE-2025-12097 Relative Path Traversal Vulnerability in NI System Web Server
Attackers can read arbitrary files via crafted requests in NI System Web Server, leading to information disclosure.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-12097?
CVE-2025-12097 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in NI LabVIEW, published on 4 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
There is a relative path traversal vulnerability in the NI System Web Server that may result in information disclosure. Successful exploitation requires an attacker to send a specially crafted request to the NI System Web Server, allowing the attacker to read arbitrary files. This vulnerability existed in the NI System Web Server 2012 and prior versions. It was fixed in 2013.
Weakness: CWE-23
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12097?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12097?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12097 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-2025-12097 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12097 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8h78-r452-wvwv.