5.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2025-49466
AERC Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Description

aerc before 93bec0d allows directory traversal in commands/msgview/open.go because of direct path concatenation of the name of an attachment part,

INFO

Published Date :

June 5, 2025, 3:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

June 5, 2025, 8:12 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2025-49466.

URL Resource
https://git.sr.ht/~rjarry/aerc/commit/2bbe75fe0bc87ab4c1e16c5a18c6200224391629
https://git.sr.ht/~rjarry/aerc/commit/93bec0de8ed5ab3d6b1f01026fe2ef20fa154329
https://git.sr.ht/~rjarry/aerc/commit/93bec0de8ed5ab3d6b1f01026fe2ef20fa154329

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-49466 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jun. 05, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://git.sr.ht/~rjarry/aerc/commit/93bec0de8ed5ab3d6b1f01026fe2ef20fa154329
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jun. 05, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description aerc before 93bec0d allows directory traversal in commands/msgview/open.go because of direct path concatenation of the name of an attachment part,
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-23
    Added Reference https://git.sr.ht/~rjarry/aerc/commit/2bbe75fe0bc87ab4c1e16c5a18c6200224391629
    Added Reference https://git.sr.ht/~rjarry/aerc/commit/93bec0de8ed5ab3d6b1f01026fe2ef20fa154329
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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