CVE-2025-68472Public exploit

Arbitrary file read and relocation via JSON path

Published Jan 12, 2026 · Updated Jan 12, 2026

Path traversal in MindsDB before 25.11.1 allows remote attackers to read and relocate arbitrary server files through the file upload API. The file.py PUT handler passes an unsanitized JSON file value to os.path.join and FileReader, so absolute or parent-relative paths escape its temporary directory. Any caller that can reach the REST API can expose files readable by the MindsDB process and remove them from their original locations.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability20.26%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in MindsDB before 25.11.1 allows remote attackers to read and relocate arbitrary server files through the file upload API. The file.py PUT handler passes an unsanitized JSON file value to os.path.join and FileReader, so absolute or parent-relative paths escape its temporary directory. Any caller that can reach the REST API can expose files readable by the MindsDB process and remove them from their original locations.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-68472
Published
Jan 12, 2026
Updated
Jan 12, 2026
Vendor
MindsDB
Product
MindsDB
Classifications
CWE-36, CWE-22, CWE-23, T1005
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 12, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 12, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 25.11.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

MindsDB · MindsDBversion=< 25.11.1

Published CVSS scores

8.8GitHubCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-36Absolute Path Traversal
CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CWE-23Relative Path Traversal
T1005Data from Local System

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