Path Traversal in Sim
CVE-2025-9801
A security vulnerability has been detected in SimStudioAI sim up to ed9b9ad83f1a7c61f4392787fb51837d34eeb0af. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument filePath leads to path traversal. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. This product follows a rolling release approach for continuous delivery, so version details for affected or updated releases are not provided. The identifier of the patch is 45372aece5e05e04b417442417416a52e90ba174. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (52.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 52.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Sim
- Simstudioai Sim — versions ed9b9ad83f1a7c61f4392787fb51837d34eeb0af
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- vuldb.com/ (technical-description, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/ (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, VDB Entry)
- vuldb.com/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- github.com/simstudioai/sim/issues/959 (issue-tracking, Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/simstudioai/sim/issues/959 (issue-tracking, Patch, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/simstudioai/sim/issues/959 (issue-tracking, Exploit, exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/simstudioai/sim/commit/45372aece5e05e04b417442417416a52e90ba174 (Patch, patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-9801?
- CVE-2025-9801 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sim, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2025-09-01.
- How severe is CVE-2025-9801?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-9801 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.