CVE-2025-48496 Emerson ValveLink Products Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Attackers can exploit uncontrolled search paths in Emerson ValveLink products to execute arbitrary code via malicious resource loading.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-48496?
CVE-2025-48496 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Emerson ValveLink DTM, published on 10 Jul 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Emerson ValveLink products use a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-48496?
How do I fix CVE-2025-48496?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-48496 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-2025-48496 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-48496 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jw79-crqj-2vfw.