Path traversal in FlexLogger - CVE-2025-2449
Published: March 18, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU105801
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-2449
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: National Instruments
Affected software:
FlexLogger
FlexLogger
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences within the parsing of URI files by the usiReg component. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted file and create arbitrary files on the system, leading to arbitrary code execution.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-2449
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.