CVE-2025-53908Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Arbitrary file disclosure via unresolved asset paths

Published Jul 16, 2025 · Updated Jul 18, 2025

Path traversal in RomM before 3.10.3 and 4.0.0-beta.3 allows remote authenticated users to read server files via /api/raw. The route joins an attacker-controlled path to ASSETS_BASE_PATH and passes the unresolved result directly to FileResponse without enforcing directory containment. Any account with asset-read access, including a kiosk user, can retrieve files readable by the RomM process, such as system account data.

CVSS severity8.3
High
EPSS probability0.47%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in RomM before 3.10.3 and 4.0.0-beta.3 allows remote authenticated users to read server files via /api/raw. The route joins an attacker-controlled path to ASSETS_BASE_PATH and passes the unresolved result directly to FileResponse without enforcing directory containment. Any account with asset-read access, including a kiosk user, can retrieve files readable by the RomM process, such as system account data.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-53908
Published
Jul 16, 2025
Updated
Jul 18, 2025
Vendor
The RomM Project
Product
RomM
Classifications
CWE-26, T1005
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 16, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jul 18, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 3.10.3
  2. Affected versionversion=< 4.0.0-beta.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

The RomM Project · RomMversion=< 3.10.3; version=< 4.0.0-beta.3

Published CVSS scores

8.3GitHubCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N

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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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-26Path Traversal: '/dir/../filename'
T1005Data from Local System

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