CVE-2025-52449 File upload in Tableau Server
Attackers can achieve remote code execution on Tableau Server by uploading files with deceptive filenames via the Extensible Protocol Service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-52449?
CVE-2025-52449 is a high-severity vulnerability in Salesforce Tableau Server, published on 25 Jul 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Salesforce Tableau Server on Windows, Linux (Extensible Protocol Service modules) allows Alternative Execution Due to Deceptive Filenames (RCE). This issue affects Tableau Server: before 2025.1.3, before 2024.2.12, before 2023.3.19.
Weakness: CWE-434
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-52449?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tableau Tableau Server.
How do I fix CVE-2025-52449?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-52449 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-52449 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-52449 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Salesforce Tableau Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q9cp-w5fg-wv3j.