Path Traversal in Oxidized Web Project

CVE-2025-27590

In oxidized-web (aka Oxidized Web) before 0.15.0, the RANCID migration page allows an unauthenticated user to gain control over the Linux user account that is running oxidized-web.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.276 (98.0th percentile), scored .

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-27590: held from 0.276 to 0.276.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.276 · newest: 0.276 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-27590?
CVE-2025-27590 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Oxidized Web Project, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2025-03-03.
How severe is CVE-2025-27590?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-27590 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.