Vulnerability in Fluentbit Fluent Bit
CVE-2025-12977
Fluent Bit in_http, in_splunk, and in_elasticsearch input plugins fail to sanitize tag_key inputs. An attacker with network access or the ability to write records into Splunk or Elasticsearch can supply tag_key values containing special characters such as newlines or ../ that are treated as valid tags. Because tags influence routing and some outputs derive filenames or contents from tags, this can allow newline injection, path traversal, forged record injection, or log misrouting, impacting data integrity and log routing.
EPSS: 0.007 (49.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Fluentbit Fluent Bit — versions 0
- Treasuredata Fluent_bit — versions 4.1.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-12977?
- CVE-2025-12977 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Fluentbit Fluent Bit, classified under CWE-1287. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2025-11-24.
- How severe is CVE-2025-12977?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.