# CVE-2025-68916: Path traversal in NetMan

> Attackers can exploit a directory traversal flaw in the certificate upload feature to upload malicious files and execute arbitrary code on Riello UPS NetMan devices.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/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:** 24 Dec 2025
- **Updated:** 24 Dec 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m8vh-pfcv-5mp2

## What is CVE-2025-68916?

CVE-2025-68916 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Riello NetMan, published on 24 Dec 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Riello UPS NetMan 208 Application before 1.12 allows cgi-bin/certsupload.cgi /../ directory traversal for file upload with resultant code execution.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory), CWE-25 (Path Traversal: '/../filedir')

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-68916?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Riello-Ups Netman 208.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-68916?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-68916 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-68916 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-68916 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Riello NetMan

- [CVE-2025-68914](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-68914/): SQL injection in NetMan (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2025-68915](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-68915/): Cross-site scripting in NetMan (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-68916 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-68916 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Riello NetMan, published on 24 Dec 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-68916 exists.

Affected product: Riello NetMan. 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-2025-68916/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-68916/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-68916
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68916
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-68916

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-68916/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.