# CVE-2025-40592: Path traversal in Mendix Studio Pro 10

> Attackers can write or modify arbitrary files outside the project directory via malicious modules, potentially leading to code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.6 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Jun 2025
- **Updated:** 28 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rc78-3rfm-x9gw

## What is CVE-2025-40592?

CVE-2025-40592 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Siemens Mendix Studio Pro 10, published on 12 Jun 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in Mendix Studio Pro 10 (All versions < V10.24.24 for Windows), Mendix Studio Pro 10 (All versions < V10.24.24 for Mac), Mendix Studio Pro 11 (All versions < V11.13.0 for Windows), Mendix Studio Pro 11 (All versions < V11.13.0 for Mac), Mendix Studio Pro 11.12 (All versions < V11.12.2 for Windows), Mendix Studio Pro 11.12 (All versions < V11.12.2 for Mac), Mendix Studio Pro 11.6 (All versions < V11.6.9 for Windows), Mendix Studio Pro 11.6 (All versions < V11.6.9 for Mac), Mendix Studio Pro 9 (All versions < V9.24.44 for Windows). A zip path traversal vulnerability exists in the module installation process of Studio Pro. By crafting a malicious module and distributing it via (for example) the Mendix Marketplace, an attacker could write or modify arbitrary files in directories outside a developer’s project directory upon module installation.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-40592?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-40592?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-40592 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-40592 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-40592 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-40592 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-40592 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Siemens Mendix Studio Pro 10, published on 12 Jun 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-40592 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Siemens Mendix Studio Pro 10. 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-2025-40592/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-40592/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40592
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-40592
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-40592

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-40592/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.