Path traversal in Sytel Ltd Softdial Contact Center
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Path Traversal vulnerability in Softdial Contact Center of Sytel Ltd. This vulnerability allows an attacker to manipulate the ‘id’ parameter of the ‘/softdial/scheduler/load.php’ endpoint to navigate beyond the intended directory. This can allow unauthorised access to sensitive files outside the expected scope, posing a security risk.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-2493
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8wc3-h23m-8ggr
References
More Sytel Ltd Softdial Contact Center vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-02169 Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in Softdial Contact Center CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2025-02170 Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Softdial Contact Center CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2025-2493 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-2493 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8wc3-h23m-8ggr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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