#VU118559 External Control of File Name or Path in aiomysql - CVE-2025-62611
Published: November 17, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU118559
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-62611
CWE-ID: CWE-73
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
aiomysql
aiomysql
Software vendor:
aio-libs
aio-libs
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the client-side settings are not checked before sending local files to a remote MySQL server. A remote attacker can create a rogue MySQL server that emulates authorization, ignores client flags and requests arbitrary files from the client by sending a LOAD_LOCAL instruction packet and read arbitrary files on the system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.