Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Improper limitation of pathname in Circuit Provisioning and File Import applications allows modification and uploading of files
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00461 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed SEL-5056 Software-Defined Network Flow Controller (Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories): 2.16.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories | SEL-5056 Software-Defined Network Flow Controller | before 2.16.0 | 2.16.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- SEL-5056 Software-Defined Network Flow Controller VendorSchweitzer Engineering Laboratories Affected before 2.16.0 Fixed in 2.16.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA SEL-5056 Software-Defined Network Flow Controller (Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories) Fixed in 2.16.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL-5056 Software-Defined Network Flow Controller 2.16.0
4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-30398 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication AttemptsPriority LOW 39
- TI-2025-30400 Improper Control of Interaction FrequencyPriority LOW 19
- TI-2025-30399 Observable response discrepancy in Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL-5056…Priority LOW 17
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-48017
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m57c-xh3v-q656
References
More Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-14886 Insufficient entropy vulnerability could lead to authentication bypass CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-07489 XML external entity injection in Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories AcSELerator Architect CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-05537 Improper access control in Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. SEL-3620 and SEL-3622 CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2023-17218 Improper authentication could lead to session hijacking CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-14885 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-14859 Improper Input Validation in Web Interface CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2025-48017 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-48017 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m57c-xh3v-q656 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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