Relative Path Traversal in Anki - CVE-2025-62187
Published: July 28, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU139905
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-62187
CWE-ID: CWE-23
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to write files to arbitrary location on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing sound file references in qt/aqt/sound.py. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted sound file and write files to arbitrary location on the system, leading to remote code execution.
Affected software
Anki
How to mitigate CVE-2025-62187
Install updates from vendor's website.
Anki - update to 25.02.6