CVE-2025-62187 Path traversal in Anki
Crafted sound file references allow attackers to write files to arbitrary locations on Windows and Linux systems.
- 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-2025-62187?
CVE-2025-62187 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in Ankitects Anki, published on 7 Oct 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Ankitects Anki before 25.02.6, crafted sound file references could cause files to be written to arbitrary locations on Windows and Linux (media file pathnames are not necessarily relative to the media folder).
Weakness: CWE-23
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-62187?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ankitects Anki.
How do I fix CVE-2025-62187?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-62187 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-2025-62187 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-62187 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ankitects Anki
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cvrh-qggv-7gf8.