CVE-2025-59890CWE-22path-traversal

CVE-2025-59890

High · published November 27, 2025

CVSS v3.1
7.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
3.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

⚡ A sneaky path traversal vulnerability in Eaton Galileo lets local attackers slip through the cracks—imagine an uninvited guest crashing a party! 🎉 Think of it like a pizza delivery driver who knows the back door into your house because they’ve got a poorly labeled map. They can wander right past security and help themselves to anything they find inside! An attacker could exploit this flaw to run unauthorized code or commands on your system, potentially compromising sensitive information or disrupting services. This is a serious risk that could lead to an all-you-can-eat buffet of data for anyone with local access!

Put simply

Think of it like a pizza delivery driver who knows the back door into your house because they’ve got a poorly labeled map. They can wander right past security and help themselves to anything they find inside! This vulnerability arises from improper input sanitization in the file archives upload functionality, allowing path traversal attacks that let the attacker access files and execute commands outside of permitted directories.

What to do

An attacker could exploit this flaw to run unauthorized code or commands on your system, potentially compromising sensitive information or disrupting services. This is a serious risk that could lead to an all-you-can-eat buffet of data for anyone with local access! To protect your systems, update to the latest version of Eaton Galileo immediately, as it includes the necessary fix for this vulnerability. Ensure that proper input validation practices are in place for file uploads to prevent similar issues in the future. You've got this! Follow the steps to secure your system and keep those unauthorized guests out! 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.3 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00146 · 3.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Published
2025-11-27T16:15Z
References (1)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 NOV 10:48Z
    Improper input sanitization in the file archives upload functionality of Eaton Galileo software allows traversing paths which could lead into an attacker with…
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