CVE-2025-8054 Path Traversal vulnerability have been discovered in OpenText™ XM Fax.
An attacker can exploit a path traversal flaw in OpenText XM Fax to arbitrarily disclose the content of files on the local filesystem.
- 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-2025-8054?
CVE-2025-8054 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in OpenText™ XM Fax, published on 19 Feb 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in OpenText™ XM Fax allows Path Traversal.
The vulnerability could allow an attacker to arbitrarily disclose content of files on the local filesystem. This issue affects XM Fax: 24.2.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-8054?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Opentext Xm Fax.
How do I fix CVE-2025-8054?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-8054 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-2025-8054 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-8054 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in OpenText™ XM Fax
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5jm3-f2cq-hw7c.