Path traversal in ThousandEyes Endpoint Agent for Windows - CVE-2025-20259

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Path traversal in ThousandEyes Endpoint Agent for Windows - CVE-2025-20259

Published: June 5, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU110215
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-20259
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
ThousandEyes Endpoint Agent for Windows

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in the update process. A local user can use a symbolic link to perform an agent upgrade and delete arbitrary files on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2025-20259

Install updates from vendor's website.

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