CVE-2025-5296 Path traversal in SESU
A low-privileged attacker can exploit improper link resolution to write arbitrary data to protected locations, leading to privilege escalation or file corruption.
- 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-2025-5296?
CVE-2025-5296 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Schneider Electric SESU, published on 18 Aug 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability exists that could cause arbitrary data to be written to protected locations, potentially leading to escalation of privilege, arbitrary file corruption, exposure of application and system information or persistent denial of service when a low-privileged attacker tampers with the installation folder.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-5296?
How do I fix CVE-2025-5296?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-5296 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-2025-5296 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-5296 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8wcv-4h46-66mg.