CVE-2025-36598 Path traversal in Avamar Virtual Edition
A high-privileged remote attacker can exploit a path traversal flaw in Dell Avamar to upload malicious files, potentially leading to code execution.
- 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-2025-36598?
CVE-2025-36598 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Dell Avamar Virtual Edition, published on 17 Feb 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Dell Avamar, versions prior to 19.12 with patch 338905, contains an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in the Security. A high privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to upload malicious files.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-36598?
How do I fix CVE-2025-36598?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-36598 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-2025-36598 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-36598 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fp2x-rmwp-chww.