CVE-2025-49466
What it is
aerc before 93bec0d allows directory traversal in commands/msgview/open.go because of direct path concatenation of the name of an attachment part,
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.6% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.8 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.6% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-23
- Record status
- Deferred
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.8
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2025-49466.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2025-49466. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- https://git.sr.ht/~rjarry/aerc/commit/2bbe75fe0bc87ab4c1e16c5a18c6200224391629
- https://git.sr.ht/~rjarry/aerc/commit/93bec0de8ed5ab3d6b1f01026fe2ef20fa154329
- https://git.sr.ht/~rjarry/aerc/commit/93bec0de8ed5ab3d6b1f01026fe2ef20fa154329