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TI-2025-24258 Aliases CVE-2025-34098GHSA-2qvj-jmw6-qxmf

Riverbed SteelHead VCX Authenticated Arbitrary File Read via Log Filter Injection

Priority LOW 34CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
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-200.

Summary

A path traversal vulnerability exists in Riverbed SteelHead VCX appliances (confirmed in VCX255U 9.6.0a) due to improper input validation in the log filtering functionality exposed via the management web interface. An authenticated attacker can exploit this flaw by submitting crafted filter expressions to the log_filter endpoint using the filterStr parameter. This input is processed by a backend parser that permits execution of file expansion syntax, allowing the attacker to retrieve arbitrary system files via the log viewing interface.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01267 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Riverbed TechnologySteelHead VCX9.6.0a—No fix listedCNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-34098
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2qvj-jmw6-qxmf

References

Exploit 2

  • TI-2025-24272 Riverbed SteelCentral NetProfiler / NetExpress 10.8.7 RCE CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences