CVE-2025-9963 Path Traversal

Critical 9.4 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit path traversal to access the root file system and modify files with root permissions, compromising the device.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-9963?

CVE-2025-9963 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Novakon P series (P07, P10, P12, P15), published on 23 Sep 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A path traversal vulnerability in Novakon P series allows to expose the root file system "/" and modify all files with root permissions. This way the system can also be compromized.This issue affects P series: P – V2001.A.C518o2 until P-2.0.05 Build 2026.02.06 (commit d0f97fd9).

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-9963?

How do I fix CVE-2025-9963?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-9963 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-2025-9963 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-9963 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4whh-r2w5-9vf6.

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