CVE-2025-50819Public exploit

Arbitrary file writes via unsanitized topic paths

Published Jul 15, 2025 · Updated Jul 15, 2025

Path traversal in arxiv-daily through May 6, 2025 allows local users to write files outside docs/ via crafted topic.yml keys. daily_arxiv.py uses unsanitized topic and subtopic values from topic.yml when constructing output paths, so ../ segments escape the intended docs/ tree. An attacker who can modify the configuration and run generation can overwrite files writable by the process or consume disk space, causing configuration corruption or a service interruption.

CVSS severity7.1
High
EPSS probability0.29%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in arxiv-daily through May 6, 2025 allows local users to write files outside docs/ via crafted topic.yml keys. daily_arxiv.py uses unsanitized topic and subtopic values from topic.yml when constructing output paths, so ../ segments escape the intended docs/ tree. An attacker who can modify the configuration and run generation can overwrite files writable by the process or consume disk space, causing configuration corruption or a service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-50819
Published
Jul 15, 2025
Updated
Jul 15, 2025
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-22, T1565.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 15, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jul 15, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

7.1CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1565.001Stored Data Manipulation

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