CVE-2025-41714 Path Traversal via 'Upload-Key' in SmartEMS Upload Handling
An authenticated attacker can exploit path traversal in the upload key to write files outside intended directories, potentially achieving remote code execution.
- 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-2025-41714?
CVE-2025-41714 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Welotec SmartEMS Web Application, published on 10 Sep 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The upload endpoint insufficiently validates the 'Upload-Key' request header. By supplying path traversal sequences, an authenticated attacker can cause the server to create upload-related artifacts outside the intended storage location. In certain configurations this enables arbitrary file write and may be leveraged to achieve remote code execution.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-41714?
How do I fix CVE-2025-41714?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-41714 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-2025-41714 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-41714 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8cjm-642p-wq8x.