Open OnDemand allowlist bypass using symlinks in directory downloads (TOCTOU)
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-61 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Open OnDemand is an open-source HPC portal. Prior to versions 4.0.8 and 3.1.16, users can craft a "Time of Check to Time of Use" (TOCTOU) attack when downloading zip files to access files outside of the OOD_ALLOWLIST. This vulnerability impacts sites that use the file browser allowlists in all current versions of OOD. However, files accessed are still protected by the UNIX permissions. Open OnDemand versions 4.0.8 and 3.1.16 have been patched for this vulnerability.
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
- Fix · CNA ondemand (OSC) Fixed in 4.0.8, 3.1.16
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-62724
More OSC vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-18567 Open OnDemand before 1.5.7 and 1.6.x before 1.6.22 allows CSRF. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-39628 Open OnDemand RPM packages create world writable locations CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2025-40555 Open OnDemand affected by Apache proxy passing sensitive headers CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
- TI-2026-21016 OnDemand susceptible to malicious input when navigating to a directory. CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.3
- TI-2026-32328 Open OnDemand: Specially crafted filenames can execute javascript in the file browser CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2025-33562 Open OnDemand Shell App closed websocket DoS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
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