Path Traversal in Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Sel-5056 Software-Defined Network Flow Controller

CVE-2025-48017

Improper limitation of pathname in Circuit Provisioning and File Import applications allows modification and uploading of files

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: 0.004 (35.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 35.9% 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-2025-48017: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-48017?
CVE-2025-48017 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Sel-5056 Software-Defined Network Flow Controller, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2025-05-20.
How severe is CVE-2025-48017?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.