CVE-2025-40898 Path traversal in Import Arc data archive functionality in Guardian/CMC before 25.5.0
Authenticated users can exploit path traversal in the Arc data archive import to write arbitrary files, altering device configuration or causing denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-40898?
CVE-2025-40898 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Nozomi Networks CMC, published on 18 Dec 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A path traversal vulnerability was discovered in the Import Arc data archive functionality due to insufficient validation of the input file. An authenticated user with limited privileges, by uploading a specifically-crafted Arc data archive, can potentially write arbitrary files in arbitrary paths, altering the device configuration and/or affecting its availability.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-40898?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Nozominetworks Cmc, Nozominetworks Guardian.
How do I fix CVE-2025-40898?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-40898 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-2025-40898 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-40898 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nozomi Networks CMC
- CVE-2023-29245 SQL Injection on IDS parsing of malformed asset fields in Guardian/CMC >= 22.6.0 before 22.6.3 and 23.1.0
- CVE-2026-31984 DoS through oversized audit log entries in Guardian/CMC before 26.2.0
- CVE-2023-2567 Authenticated SQL Injection on Query functionality in Guardian/CMC before 22.6.3 and 23.1.0
- CVE-2023-22378 Authenticated Blind SQL Injection on sorting in Guardian/CMC before 22.6.2
- CVE-2023-23574 Authenticated Blind SQL Injection on alerts count in Guardian/CMC before 22.6.2
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m6g9-g34g-jmjf.