# CVE-2025-26354: Path traversal in MaxTime

> An authenticated remote attacker can overwrite sensitive files in Q-Free MaxTime via crafted HTTP requests exploiting a path traversal vulnerability.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Feb 2025
- **Updated:** 17 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gpqf-qcrr-qp6h

## What is CVE-2025-26354?

CVE-2025-26354 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Q-Free MaxTime, published on 12 Feb 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A CWE-35 "Path Traversal" in maxtime/api/database/database.lua (copy endpoint) in Q-Free MaxTime less than or equal to version 2.11.0 allows an authenticated remote attacker to overwrite sensitive files via crafted HTTP requests.

Weakness: CWE-35 (Path Traversal: '.../...//')

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-26354?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Q-Free Maxtime.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-26354?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-26354 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-26354 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-26354 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Q-Free MaxTime

- [CVE-2025-1100](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1100/): Hardcoded credentials in MaxTime (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-26339](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-26339/): Missing authorization in MaxTime (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-26341](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-26341/): Auth bypass in MaxTime (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-26342](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-26342/): Missing authorization in MaxTime (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-26344](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-26344/): Missing authorization in MaxTime (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-26354 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-26354 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Q-Free MaxTime, published on 12 Feb 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-26354 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Q-Free MaxTime. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-26354/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-26354/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-26354
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-26354
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-26354

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-26354/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.