CVE-2025-50819 Path traversal in n/a
An attacker can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in the arxiv-daily tool when parsing topic.yml.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-50819?
CVE-2025-50819 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Jul 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in beiyuouo arxiv-daily thru 2025-05-06 (commit fad168770b0e68aef3e5acfa16bb2e7a7765d687) when parsing the the topic.yml file in the generation logic in daily_arxiv.py.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-50819?
How do I fix CVE-2025-50819?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-50819 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-2025-50819 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-50819 exists.