CVE-2025-5160
Published: 26 May 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-5160 is a medium-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in H3C Seccenter Smp-1114P02. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 22.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
A path traversal vulnerability exists in H3C SecCenter SMP-E1114P02 versions up to 20250513. The issue resides in the Download function of the /packetCaptureStrategy/download endpoint, where unsanitized input to the Name argument allows traversal sequences to be supplied. The flaw is tracked as CWE-22 and carries a CVSS 4.0 score of 5.3.
An authenticated remote attacker can exploit the weakness to read arbitrary files on the underlying system. Public proof-of-concept code has been released, and the vendor was notified but has not issued a response or patch. The associated EPSS score remains low and unchanged at 0.0102, indicating no material increase in observed exploitation interest since disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-16251
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in H3C SecCenter SMP-E1114P02 up to 20250513. Affected is the function Download of the file /packetCaptureStrategy/download. The manipulation of the argument Name leads to path traversal. It is possible to launch the…
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attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Validates pathnames and filenames to prevent traversal outside intended directories.