CVE-2025-9118 Dataform Path Traversal
Remote attackers can read and write files in other customers' repositories via a malicious package.json file in Google Cloud Dataform.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-9118?
CVE-2025-9118 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Google Cloud Dataform, published on 25 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A path traversal vulnerability in the NPM package installation process of Google Cloud Dataform allows a remote attacker to read and write files in other customers' repositories via a maliciously crafted package.json file.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-9118?
How do I fix CVE-2025-9118?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-9118 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-2025-9118 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-9118 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3cpq-gx29-gw6m.