Path traversal in Nexus Dashboard - CVE-2025-20344
Published: August 28, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114487
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-20344
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the contents of a backup file. A remote administrator can restore a crafted backup file and gain root privileges on the target device.
Affected software
Nexus Dashboard
How to mitigate CVE-2025-20344
Install updates from vendor's website.
Nexus Dashboard - update to 4.1(1g)