CVE-2025-54531 Path traversal in TeamCity

High 7.7 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit path traversal in JetBrains TeamCity on Windows during plugin unpacking to read files or execute code.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-54531?

CVE-2025-54531 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Jetbrains Teamcity, published on 28 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

In JetBrains TeamCity before 2025.07 path traversal was possible via plugin unpacking on Windows

Weakness: CWE-23

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-54531?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Jetbrains Teamcity.

How do I fix CVE-2025-54531?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-54531 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-2025-54531 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-54531 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Jetbrains Teamcity vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x62r-p93v-pv79.

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