CVE-2025-5346 File removal via path traversal in unsecured broadcast receiver in Bluebird barcode scanner application
A local attacker can exploit an unsecured broadcast receiver to overwrite arbitrary files via path traversal in the Bluebird barcode scanner application.
- 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-2025-5346?
CVE-2025-5346 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in kr.co.bluebird.android.bbsettings, published on 17 Jul 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Bluebird devices contain a pre-loaded barcode scanner application. This application exposes an unsecured broadcast receiver "kr.co.bluebird.android.bbsettings.BootReceiver". A local attacker can call the receiver to overwrite file containing ".json" keyword with default barcode config file. It is possible to overwrite file in any location due to lack of protection against path traversal in name of the file.
This issue affects all versions before 1.3.3.
Weakness: CWE-926
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-5346?
How do I fix CVE-2025-5346?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-5346 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-2025-5346 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-5346 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-29h2-5h98-8vhx.