CVE-2025-68430 CVAT vulnerable to directory traversal via mounted share listing

Medium 5.3 Published 19 Dec 2025 Updated 19 Dec 2025

Authenticated attackers can list directory contents on the CVAT server via path traversal, exposing file and subdirectory names.

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-2025-68430?

CVE-2025-68430 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in cvat-ai cvat, published on 19 Dec 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

CVAT is an open source interactive video and image annotation tool for computer vision. In versions 2.8.1 through 2.52.0, an attacker with an account on a CVAT instance is able to retrieve the contents of any file system directory accessible to the CVAT server. The exposed information is names of contained files and subdirectories. The contents of files are not accessible. Version 2.53.0 contains a patch. No known workarounds are available.

Weakness: CWE-24

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-68430?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cvat Computer Vision Annotation Tool.

How do I fix CVE-2025-68430?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-68430 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-2025-68430 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-68430 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3g7v-xjh7-xmqx.