CVE detail
CVE-2025-40605
A Path Traversal vulnerability has been identified in the Email Security appliance allows an attacker to manipulate file system paths by injecting crafted directory-traversal sequences (such as ../) and may access files and directories outside the intended restricted path.
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Buzz score components · mention 6.9 · diversity 5.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
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The vulnerabilities could be exploited to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition, execute arbitrary code, or access arbitrary files and directories.
newswww.securityweek.comNov 21, 2025, 12:27 PM
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