RCE in Xerox Freeflow Core

CVE-2025-8356

In Xerox FreeFlow Core version 8.0.4, an attacker can exploit a Path Traversal vulnerability to access unauthorized files on the server. This can lead to Remote Code Execution (RCE), allowing the attacker to run arbitrary commands on the system.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.187 (97.2th percentile), scored .

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.2% 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-2025-8356: rose from 0.155 to 0.187.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.155 · newest: 0.187 · change: +0.032

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-8356?
CVE-2025-8356 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Xerox Freeflow Core, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-08-08.
How severe is CVE-2025-8356?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-8356 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.