What is CVE-2025-8480?

CVE-2025-8480 is a high-severity vulnerability in Alpsalpine Ilx-507, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2025-08-01.

How severe is CVE-2025-8480?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-8480 known to be exploited?

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

Path Traversal in Alpsalpine Ilx-507

CVE-2025-8480

Alpine iLX-507 Command Injection Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Alpine iLX-507 devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Tidal music streaming application. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the device. Was ZDI-CAN-26357.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.007 (48.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Alpsalpine Ilx-507
Alpsalpine Ilx-507_firmware — versions 6.0.000
Alpine Ilx-507 — versions 6.0.000

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (x_research-advisory, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-8480?: CVE-2025-8480 is a high-severity vulnerability in Alpsalpine Ilx-507, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2025-08-01.
How severe is CVE-2025-8480?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-8480 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.