SB2025080112 - IBM Observability with Instana (Agent) update for python

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SB2025080112 - IBM Observability with Instana (Agent) update for python

Published: August 1, 2025 Updated: May 22, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2025080112
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-4517)

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error in the tarfile module when extracting files from an archive with filter="data". A remote attacker can pass specially crafted archive to the application and write files to arbitrary locations on the system outside the extraction directory.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References