CVE-2025-68920 Path traversal in C-Kermit
A remote attacker can overwrite or retrieve arbitrary files on the local system via the Kermit protocol.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-68920?
CVE-2025-68920 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in kermitproject C-Kermit, published on 24 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
C-Kermit (aka ckermit) through 10.0 Beta.12 (aka 416-beta12) before 244644d allows a remote Kermit system to overwrite files on the local system, or retrieve arbitrary files from the local system.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-68920?
Linux distribution packages (1)
ckermit openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 9.0.302-20.1 |
How do I fix CVE-2025-68920?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2025-68920 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-68920 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68920, GHSA-7wwf-6mwx-wx77, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68920, openSUSE-SU-2026:10495-1.