What is CVE-2025-26356?

CVE-2025-26356 is a high-severity vulnerability in Q-Free Maxtime, classified under Path Traversal: '.../...//'. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2025-02-12.

How severe is CVE-2025-26356?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-26356 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in Q-Free Maxtime

CVE-2025-26356

A CWE-35 "Path Traversal" in maxtime/api/database/database.lua (setActive endpoint) in Q-Free MaxTime less than or equal to version 2.11.0 allows an authenticated remote attacker to overwrite sensitive files via crafted HTTP requests.

Published 2025-02-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (56.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 56.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Q-Free Maxtime — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-35 — Path Traversal: '.../...//'

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

www.nozominetworks.com/labs/vulnerability-advisories-cve-2025-26356 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-26356?: CVE-2025-26356 is a high-severity vulnerability in Q-Free Maxtime, classified under Path Traversal: '.../...//'. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2025-02-12.
How severe is CVE-2025-26356?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-26356 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.