Path Traversal in restore_run_backup() in AIM 3.28.0 allows remote attackers to write…
Priority MEDIUM 64CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Path Traversal in restore_run_backup() in AIM 3.28.0 allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files to the server's filesystem via a crafted backup tar file submitted to the run_instruction API, which is extracted without path validation during restoration.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00526 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-51463
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6gj6-5cm3-g43x
References
More aimhubio Aim vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-05938 Arbitrary File Overwrite and Data Exfiltration in aimhubio/aim CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-02038 Remote Code Execution in aimhubio/aim CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-08135 Arbitrary File Deletion via Relative Path Traversal in aimhubio/aim CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2024-06332 Arbitrary File Overwrite through tarfile-extraction in aimhubio/aim CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2024-07194 CSRF in aimhubio/aim CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2025-32336 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in aimhubio Aim 3.28.0 allows remote attackers to execute… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-51463 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-51463 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6gj6-5cm3-g43x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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