CVE-2025-14253 Galaxy Software Services｜Vitals ESP - Arbitrary File Read
Privileged remote attackers can exploit absolute path traversal to download arbitrary system files from Vitals ESP.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-14253?
CVE-2025-14253 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Galaxy Software Services Vitals ESP, published on 8 Dec 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Vitals ESP developed by Galaxy Software Services has an Arbitrary File Read vulnerability, allowing privileged remote attackers to exploit Absolute Path Traversal to download arbitrary system files.
Weakness: CWE-36
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14253?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gss Vitalsesp.
How do I fix CVE-2025-14253?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14253 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-2025-14253 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14253 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Galaxy Software Services Vitals ESP
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rw2j-4pc3-6h9q.