Path traversal in Deciso OPNsense
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Deciso OPNsense diag_backup.php filename Directory Traversal Arbitrary File Creation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to create arbitrary files on affected installations of Deciso OPNsense. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of backup configuration files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create files in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-28133.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- 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-2025-13698
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-78fv-p8mj-wxvm
References
Advisory 1
Other 1
More Deciso vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-01692 OS command injection in Deciso OPNsense CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2025-24331 Deciso OPNsense < 25.7.4 /interfaces_ppps_edit.php ptpid Stored XSS CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
Sources
- CVE-2025-13698 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-13698 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-78fv-p8mj-wxvm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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