CVE-2025-52562 Convey Panel Directory Traversal in LocaleController leading to Remote Code Execution
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit a directory traversal flaw in the LocaleController to execute arbitrary PHP code on the server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-52562?
CVE-2025-52562 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in ConvoyPanel panel, published on 23 Jun 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Convoy is a KVM server management panel for hosting businesses. In versions 3.9.0-rc3 to before 4.4.1, there is a directory traversal vulnerability in the LocaleController component of Performave Convoy. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted HTTP request with malicious locale and namespace parameters. This allows the attacker to include and execute arbitrary PHP files on the server. This issue has been patched in version 4.4.1. A temporary workaround involves implementing strict Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to incoming requests targeting the vulnerable endpoints.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-52562?
How do I fix CVE-2025-52562?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-52562 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-2025-52562 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-52562 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-43g3-qpwq-hfgg.