Unauthenticated RCE via traversed JMF file upload
Published Aug 8, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026
Path traversal in Xerox FreeFlow Core 8.0.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through an unauthenticated JMF request. The processIncomingRQEMessage() upload routine accepts a JMF-supplied path without confining it to the intended directory, allowing a webshell to be written into a web-accessible location. Exploitation requires network access to the JMF service on TCP port 4004 but no credentials or user interaction, and the resulting webshell runs commands on the server.
Summary
What happened
Path traversal in Xerox FreeFlow Core 8.0.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through an unauthenticated JMF request. The processIncomingRQEMessage() upload routine accepts a JMF-supplied path without confining it to the intended directory, allowing a webshell to be written into a web-accessible location. Exploitation requires network access to the JMF service on TCP port 4004 but no credentials or user interaction, and the resulting webshell runs commands on the server.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-8356
- Published
- Aug 8, 2025
- Updated
- Feb 26, 2026
- Vendor
- Xerox
- Product
- FreeFlow Core
- Classifications
- CWE-22, CWE-94, CAPEC-126, CAPEC-242, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 8, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <8.0.5
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Horizon3 JMF webshell request demonstrationfunctional · demonstrated
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