CVE-2025-63918
Adobe PDFPatcher Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Description
PDFPatcher executable does not validate user-supplied file paths, allowing directory traversal attacks allowing attackers to upload arbitrary files to arbitrary locations.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 17, 2025, 5:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 18, 2025, 5:16 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-63918
vulnerability.
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No affected product recoded yet
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 |
Solution
- Sanitize all file path inputs.
- Implement strict path validation.
- Restrict file upload locations.
- Update PDFPatcher executable.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2025-63918 has a 1 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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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-2025-63918.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/cydtseng/Vulnerability-Research/blob/main/pdfpatcher/DirectoryTraversal-ImageExport.md | |
| https://github.com/wmjordan/PDFPatcher | |
| https://www.cnblogs.com/pdfpatcher |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-63918 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-63918
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Writeups of vulns found in the wild.
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CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Nov. 18, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Added CWE CWE-22 -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Nov. 17, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description PDFPatcher executable does not validate user-supplied file paths, allowing directory traversal attacks allowing attackers to upload arbitrary files to arbitrary locations. Added Reference https://github.com/cydtseng/Vulnerability-Research/blob/main/pdfpatcher/DirectoryTraversal-ImageExport.md Added Reference https://github.com/wmjordan/PDFPatcher Added Reference https://www.cnblogs.com/pdfpatcher