CVE-2025-26357 Path traversal in MaxTime
An authenticated remote attacker can read sensitive files in Q-Free MaxTime via crafted HTTP requests exploiting a path traversal vulnerability.
- 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-2025-26357?
CVE-2025-26357 is a medium-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 in Q-Free MaxTime less than or equal to version 2.11.0 allows an authenticated remote attacker to read sensitive files via crafted HTTP requests.
Weakness: CWE-35
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-26357?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Q-Free Maxtime.
How do I fix CVE-2025-26357?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-26357 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-2025-26357 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-26357 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Q-Free MaxTime
Sources
Also known as GHSA-357m-wr6w-wcjg.