CVE-2024-6851Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Arbitrary file deletion via unrestricted cleanup glob

Published Mar 20, 2025 · Updated Mar 20, 2025

Path traversal in Aim 3.22.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files through the tracking server. LocalFileManager._cleanup expands a user-controlled glob under its base directory and unlinks every matched path except the last without confirming that resolved paths remain inside the managed directory. The tracking server must accept the crafted cleanup pattern; successful exploitation removes files writable by the Aim process and can interrupt the service.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability1.00%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in Aim 3.22.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files through the tracking server. LocalFileManager._cleanup expands a user-controlled glob under its base directory and unlinks every matched path except the last without confirming that resolved paths remain inside the managed directory. The tracking server must accept the crafted cleanup pattern; successful exploitation removes files writable by the Aim process and can interrupt the service.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-6851
Published
Mar 20, 2025
Updated
Mar 20, 2025
Vendor
AimStack
Product
Aim
Classifications
CWE-22, T1485
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 20, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 20, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <=latest

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

AimStack · Aimversion=unspecified <=latest

Published CVSS scores

7.5huntr.devCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1485Data Destruction

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