CVE-2025-62382 Frigate Vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read via Export Thumbnail "image_path" parameter
An authenticated user can read arbitrary files from the host by manipulating the export thumbnail path, leading to information disclosure.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-62382?
CVE-2025-62382 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in blakeblackshear frigate, published on 15 Oct 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Frigate is a network video recorder (NVR) with realtime local object detection for IP cameras. Prior to 0.16.2, Frigate's export workflow allows an authenticated operator to nominate any filesystem location as the thumbnail source for a video export. Because that path is copied verbatim into the publicly served clips directory, the feature can be abused to read arbitrary files that reside on the host running Frigate. In practice, a low-privilege user with API access can pivot from viewing camera footage to exfiltrating sensitive configuration files, secrets, or user data from the appliance itself. This behavior violates the principle of least privilege for the export subsystem and turns a convenience feature into a direct information disclosure vector, with exploitation hinging on a short race window while the background exporter copies the chosen file into place before cleanup runs. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.16.2.
Weakness: CWE-73
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-62382?
How do I fix CVE-2025-62382?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-62382 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-2025-62382 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-62382 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8gv4-5jr9-v96j.