Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output in AIDE - CVE-2025-54389
Published: August 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114477
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-54389
CWE-ID: CWE-116
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: AIDE
Affected software:
AIDE
AIDE
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass detection rules.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when handling file names. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted file to the application and hide or remove the file from the logs or bypass AIDE detection of malicious files.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-54389
Install updates from vendor's website.