# CVE-2025-66051: Path traversal in Vivotek IP7137 cameras

> Authenticated attackers can access files outside the webroot on Vivotek IP7137 cameras, which are end-of-life and lack default admin passwords.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Jan 2026
- **Updated:** 9 Jan 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-22q2-ww3p-hj7f

## What is CVE-2025-66051?

CVE-2025-66051 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Vivotek IP7137, published on 9 Jan 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Vivotek IP7137 camera with firmware version 0200a is vulnerable to path traversal. It is possible for an authenticated attacker to access resources beyond webroot directory using a direct HTTP request. Due to CVE-2025-66050, a password for administration panel is not set by default.
The vendor has not replied to the CNA. Possibly all firmware versions are affected. Since the product has met End-Of-Life phase, a fix is not expected to be released.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-66051?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Vivotek Ip7137 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-66051?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-66051 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-66051 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-66051 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Vivotek IP7137

- [CVE-2025-66050](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-66050/): No password set for administrative account in Vivotek IP7137 cameras (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2025-66049](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-66049/): Unprotected RTSP stream in Vivotek IP7137 cameras (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2025-66052](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-66052/): Command injection in Vivotek IP7137 cameras (high 8.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-66051 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-66051 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Vivotek IP7137, published on 9 Jan 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-66051 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Vivotek IP7137. 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-2025-66051/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-66051/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-66051
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-66051
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-66051

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-66051/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.