Relative Path Traversal Vulnerability in NI System Web Server
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-23 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
There is a relative path traversal vulnerability in the NI System Web Server that may result in information disclosure. Successful exploitation requires an attacker to send a specially crafted request to the NI System Web Server, allowing the attacker to read arbitrary files. This vulnerability existed in the NI System Web Server 2012 and prior versions. It was fixed in 2013.
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-2025-12097
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8h78-r452-wvwv
- 2026-11-04 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
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Sources
- CVE-2025-12097 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-12097 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8h78-r452-wvwv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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