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CVE-2025-4748

Absolute path traversal in zip:unzip/1,2

Published: Jun 16, 2025Updated: Jul 24, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-22
4.4MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 86.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

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 before OTP 28.0.1, OTP 27.3.4.1 and OTP 26.2.5.13, corresponding to stdlib from 2.0 before 7.0.1, 6.2.2.1 and 5.2.3.4.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LC:NI:LA:L
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:LIntegrity
L
A:LAvailability
L
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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

Novell Inc.
commercial·US
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP ApplicationsOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance ComputingOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
OpenSUSE LeapOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server ApplicationsOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Erlang
oss-projectaka erlang/ssh, erlang/otp, otp
OTPLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ООО «Ред Софт»
commercial·RUaka red soft
РЕД ОСOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Ericsson-LG Enterprise Co., Ltd.
commercialaka ericsson lg enterprise co., ltd.
ErlangOn-prem
Communications / voip-telephony
АО «НППКТ»
commercial·RU
ОСОН ОСнова ОnyxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
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References

https://github.com/erlang/otp/security/advisories/GHSA-9g37-pgj9-wrhc
github.com
https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2025-4748.html
cna.erlef.org
https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2025-4748
osv.dev
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