CVE-2025-9801 SimStudioAI sim path traversal

Medium 5.3 Published 1 Sep 2025 Updated 2 Sep 2025

Attackers can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in SimStudioAI sim to read arbitrary files from the server.

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-2025-9801?

CVE-2025-9801 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in SimStudioAI sim, published on 1 Sep 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A security vulnerability has been detected in SimStudioAI sim up to ed9b9ad83f1a7c61f4392787fb51837d34eeb0af. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument filePath leads to path traversal. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. This product follows a rolling release approach for continuous delivery, so version details for affected or updated releases are not provided. The identifier of the patch is 45372aece5e05e04b417442417416a52e90ba174. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-9801?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sim Sim.

How do I fix CVE-2025-9801?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-9801 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-2025-9801 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-9801 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-23hh-7w49-jrpv.