# CVE-2025-6265: Path traversal in NWA50AX PRO firmware

> An authenticated administrator can exploit a path traversal flaw to delete critical files, including configuration, on Zyxel NWA50AX PRO devices.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Jul 2025
- **Updated:** 26 Feb 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gphq-p3w8-j8vc

## What is CVE-2025-6265?

CVE-2025-6265 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Zyxel NWA50AX PRO firmware, published on 15 Jul 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A path traversal vulnerability in the file_upload-cgi CGI program of Zyxel NWA50AX PRO firmware version 7.10(ACGE.2) and earlier could allow an authenticated attacker with administrator privileges to access specific directories and delete files, such as the configuration file, on the affected device.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-6265?

It affects 23 products.


Products: Zyxel Nwa110ax Firmware, Zyxel Nwa1123ac Pro Firmware, Zyxel Nwa130be Firmware, Zyxel Nwa210ax Firmware, Zyxel Nwa220ax-6e Firmware, Zyxel Nwa50ax Firmware, Zyxel Nwa50ax Pro Firmware, Zyxel Nwa55axe Firmware, Zyxel Nwa90ax Firmware, Zyxel Nwa90ax Pro Firmware, Zyxel Wac500h Firmware, Zyxel Wac5302d-Sv2 Firmware, Zyxel Wac6103d-I Firmware, Zyxel Wax300h Firmware, Zyxel Wax510d Firmware, Zyxel Wax610d Firmware, Zyxel Wax620d-6e Firmware, Zyxel Wax630s Firmware, Zyxel Wax640s-6e Firmware, Zyxel Wax650s Firmware and 3 more.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-6265?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-6265 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-6265 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-6265 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Zyxel NWA50AX PRO firmware

- [CVE-2024-7261](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7261/): Command injection in NWA1123ACv3 firmware (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-12398](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12398/): Privilege escalation in WBE530 firmware (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-1575](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1575/): Privilege escalation in WBE660S firmware (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-37925](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37925/): Privilege escalation in ATP series firmware (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2023-5797](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5797/): Privilege escalation in ATP series firmware (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-6265 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-6265 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Zyxel NWA50AX PRO firmware, published on 15 Jul 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-6265 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Zyxel NWA50AX PRO firmware. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-6265/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-6265/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-6265
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6265
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-6265

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-6265/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.