CVE-2025-65713 Home Assistant Core before is vulnerable to Directory Traversal

Medium 4.0 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit a path traversal flaw in the Downloader integration to read or modify arbitrary files on the server.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2025-65713?

CVE-2025-65713 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Dec 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Home Assistant Core before v2025.8.0 is vulnerable to Directory Traversal. The Downloader integration does not fully validate file paths during concatenation, leaving a path traversal vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-65713?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including homeassistant. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
homeassistant PyPIAll versions2025.8.0
homeassistant PyPIAll versions2025.8.0
homeassistant PyPIAll versions2025.8.0

Products include Home-Assistant Home-Assistant.

How do I fix CVE-2025-65713?

Upgrade homeassistant to 2025.8.0 or later.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2025-65713 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-65713 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pp3g-xmm4-5cw9, PYSEC-2026-1454.

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