# CVE-2025-63601: File upload in n/a

> An authenticated attacker can upload a malicious backup file to execute arbitrary system commands on the server.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Nov 2025
- **Updated:** 1 Dec 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j75f-w639-68hc

## What is CVE-2025-63601?

CVE-2025-63601 is a critical vulnerability in Snipeitapp Snipe-It, published on 5 Nov 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Snipe-IT before version 8.3.3 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows an authenticated attacker to upload a malicious backup file containing arbitrary files and execute system commands.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-63601?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Snipeitapp Snipe-It.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-63601?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-63601 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-63601 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-63601 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Snipeitapp Snipe-It

- [CVE-2026-37709](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-37709/): Snipe-IT has insecure permissions in file uploads (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-86738](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-86738/): Snipe-IT before 8.7.0 CSS Injection via Custom CSS (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2026-116199](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-116199/): Snipe-IT before 8.6.3 Authentication Bypass via Google SSO Callback (critical 9.2)
- [CVE-2022-1380](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1380/): Stored Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Item name parameter in snipe/snipe-it (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2022-1445](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1445/): Stored Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in the checked_out_to parameter in snipe/snipe-it (critical 9.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-63601 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-63601 is a critical vulnerability in Snipeitapp Snipe-It, published on 5 Nov 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-63601 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Snipeitapp Snipe-It. 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-2025-63601/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-63601/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-63601
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-63601
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-63601

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-63601/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.