# CVE-2025-41736: Possible arbitrary code execution

> A low-privileged remote attacker can achieve arbitrary code execution by uploading or overwriting Python scripts via path traversal in the PHP interface.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Nov 2025
- **Updated:** 18 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gqmc-vx75-xcqg

## What is CVE-2025-41736?

CVE-2025-41736 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in METZ CONNECT Energy-Controlling EWIO2-M, published on 18 Nov 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A low privileged remote attacker can upload a new or overwrite an existing python script by using a path traversal of the target filename in php resulting in a remote code execution.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory), CWE-35 (Path Traversal: '.../...//')

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-41736?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Metz-Connect Ewio2-Bm Firmware, Metz-Connect Ewio2-M-Bm Firmware, Metz-Connect Ewio2-M Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-41736?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-41736 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-41736 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-41736 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in METZ CONNECT Energy-Controlling EWIO2-M

- [CVE-2025-41733](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-41733/): Possible malfunction credential injection (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-41734](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-41734/): Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion in php module (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-41735](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-41735/): Possible arbitrary file upload (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-41737](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-41737/): Improper access control via php endpoint (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-41736 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-41736 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in METZ CONNECT Energy-Controlling EWIO2-M, published on 18 Nov 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-41736 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: METZ CONNECT Energy-Controlling EWIO2-M. 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-2025-41736/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-41736/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-41736
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-41736
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-41736

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-41736/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.