Path Traversal in Cybercentrecanada Assemblyline

CVE-2025-55013

The Assemblyline 4 Service Client interfaces with the API to fetch tasks and publish the result for a service in Assemblyline 4. In versions below 4.6.1.dev138, the Assemblyline 4 Service Client (task_handler.py) accepts a SHA-256 value returned by the service server and uses it directly as a local file name.A malicious or compromised server (or any MITM that can speak to client) can return a path-traversal payload such as `../../../etc/cron.d/evil` and force the client to write the downloaded bytes to an arbitrary location on disk. This is fixed in version 4.6.1.dev138.

EPSS: 0.006 (42.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-55013?
CVE-2025-55013 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cybercentrecanada Assemblyline, classified under Relative Path Traversal. CVSS score: 4.2/10. Published 2025-08-09.
How severe is CVE-2025-55013?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.2 out of 10.