CVE-2025-4748
June 16, 2025
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Erlang OTP (stdlib modules) allows Absolute Path Traversal, File Manipulation. This vulnerability is associated with program files lib/stdlib/src/zip.erl and program routines zip:unzip/1, zip:unzip/2, zip:extract/1, zip:extract/2 unless the memory option is passed.
This issue affects OTP from OTP 17.0 until OTP 28.0.1, OTP 27.3.4.1 and OTP 26.2.5.13, corresponding to stdlib from 2.0 until 7.0.1, 6.2.2.1 and 5.2.3.4.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/erlang/otp.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) =OTP-28.0 <OTP-28.0.1Fix Suggestion:
Update to version OTP-28.0.1https://github.com/erlang/otp.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=OTP-26.0 <OTP-27.3.4.1Fix Suggestion:
Update to version OTP-27.3.4.1https://github.com/erlang/otp.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=OTP-17.0 <OTP-26.2.5.13Fix Suggestion:
Update to version OTP-26.2.5.13Additional Notes
The description of this vulnerability differs from MITRE.
Related Resources (4)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
4.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
LOW
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
LOW
Subsequent System Availability
LOW
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
EPSS
Base Score:
0.09
