Relative Path Traversal in Rider - CVE-2025-43016
Published: April 25, 2025 / Updated: August 17, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU143897
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-43016
CWE-ID: CWE-23
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to overwrite arbitrary files.
The vulnerability exists due to path traversal in custom archive unpacker when unpacking a crafted archive during a remote debug session. A remote user can supply a specially crafted archive to overwrite arbitrary files.
Exploitation requires a remote debug session.
Affected software
Rider
How to mitigate CVE-2025-43016
Install security update from vendor's website.
Rider - update to 2025.1.2