CVE-2025-9844 Path traversal in Salesforce CLI
An attacker can replace a trusted executable via uncontrolled search path, leading to code execution on Windows systems using Salesforce CLI.
- 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-2025-9844?
CVE-2025-9844 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Salesforce CLI, published on 23 Sep 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in Salesforce Salesforce CLI on Windows allows Replace Trusted Executable.This issue affects Salesforce CLI: before 2.106.6.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-9844?
How do I fix CVE-2025-9844?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-9844 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-2025-9844 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-9844 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p96x-fw5c-mhr8.