SB2025121850 - IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge update for Python
Published: December 18, 2025 Updated: April 1, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025121850
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-4517)
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.