CVE-2025-9918 Zip Slip in Google SecOps SOAR allows for Remote Code Execution

High 8.7 Published Updated

An authenticated attacker can achieve remote code execution by uploading a malicious ZIP archive exploiting path traversal in the archive extraction component.

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-2025-9918?

CVE-2025-9918 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Google SecOps SOAR, published on 11 Sep 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A Path Traversal vulnerability in the archive extraction component in Google SecOps SOAR Server (versions 6.3.54.0, 6.3.53.2, and all prior versions) allows an authenticated attacker with permissions to import Use Cases to achieve Remote Code Execution (RCE) via uploading a malicious ZIP archive containing path traversal sequences.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-9918?

How do I fix CVE-2025-9918?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-9918 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-2025-9918 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-9918 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x7pw-j4pg-cq85.

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