MobSF Vulnerable to Arbitrary File Write (AR-Slip) via Absolute Path in .a Extraction
Priority MEDIUM 62CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
MobSF is a mobile application security testing tool used. In version 4.4.0, an authenticated user who uploaded a specially prepared one.a, can write arbitrary files to any directory writable by the user of the MobSF process. This issue has been patched in version 4.4.1.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00592 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed mobsf (PyPI): 4.4.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MobSF | Mobile-Security-Framework-MobSF | = 4.4.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | mobsf (PyPI) | before 4.4.1 | 4.4.1 | Patch available | GHSA-9gh8-9r95-3fc3 |
- Mobile-Security-Framework-MobSF VendorMobSF Affected = 4.4.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- mobsf (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 4.4.1 Fixed in 4.4.1 Patch available GHSA-9gh8-9r95-3fc3
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-9gh8-9r95-3fc3 mobsf (PyPI) Fixed in 4.4.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-58162
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9gh8-9r95-3fc3
References
Exploit 1
More MobSF Mobile Security Framework vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-29048 Mobile Security Framework (MobSF) has a Zip Slip Vulnerability in .a Static Library Files CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-22377 Mobile Security Framework (MobSF) has a SSRF Vulnerability fix bypass on assetlinks_check with DNS Rebinding CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-29076 Mobile Security Framework (MobSF) Allows Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via malicious SVG Icon Upload CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2025-18522 Local Privilege Escalation in MobSF CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2025-18520 Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in MobSF CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
- TI-2024-36155 Mobile Security Framework (MobSF) bypass of SSRF fix CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-58162 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-58162 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9gh8-9r95-3fc3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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